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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-06
WILL WOMEN WAR WORKERS WITHDRAW?
There Is Believe That Their Employment In Industry WI"
Increase Rather Than Decrease
Bv MARY VAN KLACK

Service, Department OF LABOR.
employed previously. II these nEurcs
are typical. tho problem is To arrange
70? their transfer tn normal empioFmeh,'
With the need for production 10 feed'
clothc and shelter other nations besides
our own. there is no reason To pclle'e
that tho employment Of women IN NOUS
try will not Increase rather than &C.
crease.
In view Of this need and the RESPONSE
bi!iticS of women for their own support
and often for the support of dcpcndrhlS.
II is uncomfortable that any agencies OIL
tho federal government should urge upon
any other group Of workers that thcy
withdraw entirely from Eatnful employ
mcnt If they wish tn make ting cont rln"-
ton to the economic life OF the natlon'
The problem is not the withdrawal OF
any group OF workers voluntarily pul
rather the organization Of industry IN
such a day IA TO utilize to the full all al
the available working forces nf the coun-
try Who can doubt TINT the enormous
work IF rcconstr uction Will demand the
activity Of every man and woman capa-
bic OF taking part in tn" production
needed. not only for thr United States
hut for tho countries Of Europe:
N)nT iHTEF group IN lIluuStI >
should be withdrawn al tho earliest pos
sihlc moment That is the group of chill
lrcn under lG. of whom there arc nearly
100000 employed. according tn the cen
Sus Of 1910. and Of those NOR" than
5000 were in industries other than
work on farms.
The war has demonstrated that the
range of possibilities. for efficiency ny
women in industry is much larger than
has been assumed in the past. This ~
notably illustrated in the work Of women
| In machine PROCESSES.
II the nation is to secure the most ef-
| fectivc service from women workers. vo-
cational training must he planned To
cover a wider range Of occupation for
women. and in the workshops increas-
ingly large opportunities should be given
to the women.
Copyright. 1919
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-06

Director of Woman III Industry
Errrrc ,h. ;-1nisticc was signed tn"
difficult task VAS 10 provide for the
cnormcusly increased production rcCnIr-
I'd for ,Gr war Will" In" number III mon
workers was being &tc3iily d"plet'H ny
withdrawal into military service.
Now The Immediate task Is to accom-
pliSh the change from war has 6 l" Il
peace J:i%i,; with the least poSSIb'" urTin-
Dlrytrrr; rh.IS stated the task IS the
sam. for all workers.. including women
and !,"n.
Tho federal government has developed
n policy with reference 10 cancr'at'"h
Of contracts, with due regard TO inc
transfer from urr occupation ~ announcer
tn. conversion Of plans manufacturing
mutations To tho manufacture OF pro-
ducts required IN peace. the Stitnulatloh
Of the peace industries plans Tor pupiic
works and rehabilitation OF returning
soldiers nj 4 sufficiently $40" rate 10 In
sure their reinstatement IN normal &C.
cuyrltiuu,. w!!h The least POSSIBLE loss or
time.
The question peculiar TO women re-
la,.s 10 those who have taken mems
places. Should women Withdraw to give
place 10 the mon" 1t wsuld seem fair
instatr = returning soldier in the posi-
ton which he held h"rnlc the war. IL he
wishes TO hr rcinStatnd. but In justice
to the woman who h#sS taken his place
during the war sufficient notice should
be given to enable her to be transferred
to other work
The question mos5 frequently raised
relates to women who. although not pro
,, vicuSly employed. favc boon drawn into
gaIuful employment for patriotic rea-
sons.
Scattered evidence indicates that the
number is much smaller than is ecncr-
ally supposed and that large numbers
OF women Employed in the war Industries
| have been transferred from other occu-
pation&. In one war industries plant 60
! per cent had cnrnc from other factories.
; % per cent from; domestic service and
| restaurants and, : per cent from laun-
dries, and only 5 per cent had not been
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-06
ONE CHEAP FOOD

Advice from Australia indicates sus-
plus Of wheat in the hands Of the hnpe-
rial government Of 100000 bushels.
in addition to SIC. ono. 900 bushels of -four
available for shipping to England as
soon as shipping can be secured The
indications are that the wheat crop OF
1919 in the United States viii reach
nearly 900, 600. 900 bushels, or about $780,
o.oo0 more than last year. The
worlds shortage Of wheat will be more
than taken care Of by this enormous
supply.
Under these conditions there Is no
excuse for the cont nued high cost OF
flour and bread in tho United States.
The government has It in It's power to
make at least one food cheap If It wiaf1es
10 do 50. The government is undcrwrtt-
ing the price Of wheat in the United
States 1t has arbitrarily guaranteed
so.eS per bushel. This agreement must.
Of course, be carried out. but it ought not
to be carried out at the expense Of the
people who want q cheap food Whatever
loss there may be from the guaranty Of
wheat. prices should be borne as public
loss It is just as much legitimate
war expenditure as expenditures for
guns, ammunitions and airships, and 1t
should be so regarded.
Let the wheat price take it's normal
course and let the people OF the United
States have some food cheap.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-06
Our Daily Story
BY THE ROADSIDE.

Mo,ionlrsS still and still. she was ly-
Ing in a clunn Of leaves By thu road
side. That day had nearly sprnt its
course and that night was coming on.
Dusty Tibhnrs. 4 tramp hu, gentle
man, started when he saw her and turn
I'd pale beneath his grim.
Sh. was all in spotlrSS white. except
for Il herr Of delicate brown AT the bot
tom Of her robe. 4 blue veil fell softly
about her hcad--shr looked like tho vic
tim Of wild taxi ride.
"Ah." breaihed Dusty TihbcrS.
Picking her up gently IN his strong
arm hc looked nj her moment. doubt
ing.
"Dcad"". he wondered.
He pressed his warm lips To her. and
10. she revived and was soon smoking
gnily.
TITS tho first Lord DilhcrTy cigar
(Prnt"c:cd by George Matthew Adams.)
cite Two found in months" rnurmured
Dusty cont"ntcdly.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-06

Rurlescn. but would be delighted to hear
that he has Q5iit or that the president
has removed him.
Rurleson SENS to have no friends. lie
has dcmorali9ad the postal service. This
great organization. meaning so much to
the business, OF the country. has become
daily more. and more inefficient under
his direction. He has brought disorgan-
ization and discoTd into the telephone
and telegraph service Of the country
His management has been conspicuous
for absurd insolence and inefnciency.
His d,7capit alton at this late day may
crafty Democrats politicians who fcel
that they have load to carry, but II
will not undo the harm which his seven
years Of peanut administration has
brought ON. the country.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-06
OVERLAND wALKoUT

TOLEDO. Ohio. May about $500
plant and 500 Of the Electric Auto-lite
company. an Overland subsidiary. quit
work AZ usual Mt $3.50 this afternoon in
defiance Of orders Of their employers to
stay on tho job until 4:o6 /. a. In
cludcd in the employees TO cast their
lot with the men were 500 women en-
ployed at the Overland plant as sewers,
upholstercrs and in the mailing room.
They belong to unions.
Vice President Clarence A. Earl, of
the Overland. declared that each en-
plcye quitting at $3.50 had forfeited his
job. He said the doors would not be
locked against them.
Union men at the Overland said they
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-06
Compensation News

CHARLESTOS. W. Va. May g.
Compensation has been awarded on the
following claims :
]. Bennett. Redwood. enploye OF
Cherry River Room and Lumber COM
pany. confused wound of abdomen and
broken arm, 1876 weeks at So a week; B.
II. Workman. DEVILS Fork. employee of
Devils Fork Coal company, simple
fracture Of skull. 80 weeks at IS; Fran
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-06
EXPECTED the 1000 non-union workers
would walk out in sympathy.
4 GENEROUS APPROPRIATION

Only a generous administration Ike
the present one can lose more than a
billion dollars q yenr experimenting with
government control and not bat a eye
Mail.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-30

man, and empty their load OF from
one to two Officers and their lady
friends, who retire to enjoy n li,uo
pink tea and lady fingers, after y
hard" days work. II the War De
partmcnt has enough Official Nusi'
ness Only ears 10 carry office y and
their ladies' 70 tea, II certainly could
spare few 10 take care uf tho m"n
who were crippled for lirc IN Il YEA
scrap against the Hun. IL u prcmidm
placed upon officers and csN" ANY
officers who wear the silver "prttN'
strrcs, that they should rc.,!ro th'
favorsr Is the man who tHught aud
lost a Log or arm aud IN some cases
both arms or both legs, 10 hn re
wardcd by standing for more tlan
an hour waiting To be picked M ara
cSrried back to Il government ho'"
pi,tl II MIR. Baker attended to tn"
work that awaits him not only ~ this
country but right IN tho National
Capital. he would have n tim' 'o
go Sightseeing 'over Europe, Fhe
existing transportation situation AZ
Walter Reed Hospital Is lisgra''
to this big and wealthy nation.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-30

f., T.. Brodle. chairman OF the com.
mittee on resolutions.
The resolution also provided 'oi
an annual meeting IN January, to be
held at the University OF oreScn. III,
first meeting of the conference VII
be in January 1920.
$. c. Morton, editor of the 81. Hoi
ems Mist. was elected president "i
the newly organized association, 9th
er Officers are;
{. w. RCbcry. Oregon City Conr.
;cr vice president; Elhert Rede, Co,
tage Grove Sentinel. sccretary-;re 10.
urer. and Eric W. Allen. dean ot the
school NJ Journalism, ghait
man of the program committee,
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-30
Be PRETTY, TURN
GRAY HAIR DARK
TRY GRANDMOTHER's OLD FA-
VORITE RECIPE OF SAGE TEA
AND SULPHUR

Almost everyone knows that sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, gray
or streaked. Years ago the only way
to get this mixture was to make 1t at
home. which is mussy and trouble
some. Nowadays, by asking at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sui
phur Compound" you will get a large
bottle OF this famous old recipe, i'm
proved by the addition Of other in
gradients, for about SO cents.
Don't stay gray! Try It! No one
can possibly tell that you darkened
your hair, as II does II so naturally
and evenly. You dampen q sponge or
soft brush with 1t, and draw this
through your hair. taking one small
strand at time; by morning the gray
hair disappears. and after another ap-
plication or two, your hair becomes
beautifully dark. glossy and attract.
i've.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-30
YANKEE LEGS FOR
SERBIAN SOLDIERS.

BELGRApE. April 3O.-ThH mum.
erous crippled soldiers 'o' Serbia n'o
20 be Provided with Amer'yHn-rEdC
artificial limbs. according t" AT ar
rargement made by tae American
Red Cross mission 70 the Balkans, y
plant for the manufactuss OF mtFi.
cial limbs established Ny UtN Ameri
can Red Cross is now operating in
Pedgrade.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-30
WOUNDED BOYS
MADE To WASH
OWN CLOTHING

WASHlNGTlN. April So ISpcc.
ial corrcspondencel = Some weeks
ago, an onterprising reporter on one
OF the evening papers in Washington
II. c.. disclosed the fact that wound.
ed men at the Walter Reed Hospital
were compelled to wash their own
clothing The result Of the mercilcss
publicity given this scandal was the
issuing OF an order authorizing that
the laundry OF the men would be
taken care OF In the future,
Once more Walter Reed Hospital
should be the center for shower OF
criticism Practically every state In
the Union Is represented hy wounded
men at this hospital aud the inter.
ests OF these men Is not u local At
fair. II is national In scnpe and the
people thruout this country should
be we'll Informed on the treatment
of the men. Every week scme theft.
rical company or local organization
gives special entertainment for
these men. Hundreds Of them are
minus leg. More hundreds are
minus arms and many OF them are
minus both legs. II l. vitally uecgs
sary therefore. that in order for these
men 20 take advantage OF special mat.
inees given by wishing companies at
the local theaters, hat adequate
transportation be provided. In con
neCtion with this work the Woman 5
Motor Corps has accomplished a great
deal. bui they are handicapped by II
lack OF sufficient cars. Also the street
car companies have been generous In
the furnishing OF special cars to
take the men 10 and from the theat.
er. but these means OF transporta-
tion are not enough. The street cars
take care CT the situation on the triT
To the theater but when the time
comes TO go back to the hospital. the
rush hour Is on and the street ears
are not available. Private automo-
bile owners have been appealed &c
by the Red Cross workers who are N
charge OF the transportation OF these
men, to loan their cars once a week
but the response has been only
slight.
The sight OF 1000 wounded and
crippled soldiers standing. Gf pos,
siblel in front OF the theater which
has just given them n pleasant aft.
ernoons entertainment, for more
than an hour. waiting TO be taken
back to the hospital. should be
enough TO make the blood OF any real
American citizen rise to the surface,
But that is exactly what happened
only few days ago and 1t is not a
new story. One Red Cross girl. who
gives her time TO this work without
one penny OF pay. finally hired two
taXi-cabs in addition to her own car
in order 10 get some of the most bad.
" crippled men back in time for their
dinner.
The great question which arises IN
the minds OF those who know Wash.
ington today IL, Where are all the
hundreds OF cars marked Official
Business Only and dozens OF trucks
belonging to the War Department,
which burn enough gasoline every
day to set the town fire?" II is no
uncommon sight to see these on.
cial Business Only cars pull up In
front OF the most fashionable hotels
OF the city, driven by an enlisted
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-30
'SBODY
FOR STATE IS
NOW STARTED

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. Eu.
gene, April S0.-The Willamette Val
ley Editorial association is now q
statewide affair aud will be kaown Hs
the Oregon Newspaper conference. as
a result OF the adoption OF resolI
ton submitted to the conference by
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-30

three officers chiefly from tho ,,s,,
Field Hospital Corps. the so,0..
Trench Motor Battery. tho s,en
Ammunition train aud tho aIC,h d..
ply Train ct the 9iSt Division
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-30
OREGON Uoys IN NEW YORK.

NEW YORK. April So,a-The
,tCnmship Atangu has arrived from
g. NasaIrc with hundred aud
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1919-04-30

See Charles 6 Hood. klamath
Agency, for Indian grazing lands and
tuber, l2-t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-17
DISABLED YANkS
ARE FAVORED BY
CIVIL SERVICE
Physical Requirements Are to
be Waived In Cases of
Manned Fighters.

Fhylscal requirements under certain
conditions are to be waived by thu
United States civil service commits
pio1 In favor Of men who were in
Jured IN the military or naval service,
according to an executive order re-
Gently issued by President Wilson and
received by cable at Washington This
order has been sent out to the civil
service Offices Of the country, and will
lessen the difficulties which have been
standing In the way of some ex-
soldiers obtaining civil service posi-
tons.
The regulations specify certain
physical defects debarring some per-
sons from the service. Upon the re
communication of the commission, and
after consultation with the federal
board for vocational education and tho
United States employees compensation
commission, the president issued the
following executive order:
Provided, that the commission may.
in its discretion, exempt from the
physical requirements established for
any position a disabled and honorably
discharged soldier, sailor, or marine
upon the certihcation OF the federal
board for vocational education that he
has been specially trained for and has
passed practical test demonstrating
hts physical ebility to perform the
duties Of the class Of positions N
which employment Is sought"
In submitting its recommendation 20
the president the civil service conf
mission said: Where it is apparent
to this commission that his (the dis.
abled soldiers. sailors, or marine's)
physical condition is such that he
would not ordinarily be accepted. the
case will be referred to the federal
board for vocational education. That
board will then decide whether 1t Is
practicable to educate him for the po-
sition sought. II considered practi.
cable, the rehabilitation and educa-
ton will be given and when completed
Gertification of that fact will be made
10 this commission. Where the board
does not consider 1t desirable to at
tempt the education for the position
sought other positions will be con
kidered and suggested to him, but he
will not be admitted to the one for
which his physical condition consti
tutes an irremidiable bar"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-17
a CASH GIRL AT s2.os a WEEK

A CASH GIRL AT s2.os A WEEK
A few days later Annie was taken
on at Rourke's department store IN
Fourteenth street as cash girl. She
was to get SOS per week. The eight
cents was paid her for washing the
blue apron 1t was the rule of the shop
In those days for errand girls to wear.
The wages were paid. twice month
and when you said 1t that way-$4.l6
1T sounded quite big. Annie's work
was to run to the sales-woman when
she called out CASH" take the pur-
chased goods and the book In which
she placed the record of sale and the
customers money, have the parcel
wrapped, get the change and bring 1t
expeditiously back to the counter.
Her hours were from eight to six.
On Saturday nights till nine For a
month before Christmas the store
kept open till ten o'clock. There was
no extra pay.
There were no child-labor laws then.
Or certainly none that counted. Lit
tie, long-skirted girls who looked no
more than ten but said they were four
teen, were fed into the NAV Of indus
Try as Represented Ill hUu1 kS dA0 AZ
hundreds of worse, harder places One
of the thin-legged youngsters, who got
Job tha same day Annie did, said
Rourke's was "as easy as pie" She
had been working In book binder.
till fire had Quilted the place, with
loss of life and wiping out of the
! business.
81 had to stand on a box" the child
told Annie, because / couldn't reacf
up to the machine. And whenever
the inspector came around. the mer
showed me quick in behind the piles
of stock and said, No one here under
age. And when he'd gone came out
| I was always scared. l thought may
be they'd put me in prison if the.
caught me. But made 81 weel
/ sometimes"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-17
Circuit Court Records

A divorce was granted Anna H.
Pegg from AIRY NJ Pegg Saturday
morning in circuit court on grounds Of
cruel and inhuman treatment.
Judgment was entered in favor OF
Floyd Louterbach. of Connersville.
against John Sointu. for $3.50 and
costs awarded him by jury for. In
juries to his son, but the Union City
Body company, joint defendant with
Sointu, is cleared of the costs of tho
action.
Charles Todd, IS, arrested for wife
beating, was arraigned before Judge
Bond Saturday. His wife is girl only
seventeen years old. The couple live
east of town.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-17
ACHsIAAJNesCzlE EI11o

The child's words, Il thought they'd
put me in prison If they caught me, :
flashed a sudden remembrance into
Annie's mind of her one-time friend
the policeman who promised to find
the baby's stolen carriage-and didn't.
And of the other policeman who laugh
ed when Annie begged him to help
her, actually laughed and said, Huh!
The carriage Is firewood by now!"
Before that episode, Annie had al
ways thought of policemen as the
saviors and helpers of people-benign
beings whose mission was to keep bad
things from happening and make good
things come true. After the episode
she lost faith in their benedcence.
But here was a girl who might &C
tually have been put in prison by one
of them, IL he'd found her working
in that factory. None of her fault,
either. She had to work. the factory
people let her work. And yet she was
afraid-and had to hide
What was this thing called law, any
how, that was behind policemen ano
inspectors and factory keepers ano
jails? And why were poor people al
ways SO afraid of It? Oh, II her faith
er were only alive and could explain
He used to say the law was made tt
protect people. 1t was all middle.
The Hargans moved into smaller
quarters. Annie walked nine block:
| to work ever morning. This was no
so hard. 1t was the coming home
night that was the terrific ordeal.
i The incessant travelling about thu
store basement. from counter to casl
desk and back again, always hurrying
| always pushing through crowds, wear
/ led Annie beyond anything she hat
| ever dreamed Of She used to thinl
carrying the heavy baby was hard
It was nothing compared to this fol
making your feet hurt and your bacl
/ ache.
The air grew terribly stale and no
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-17
a MISTAKE MADE BY MANY

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