CONGRESS PLANS
MINIMUM WAGE
FOR U. S. WOMEN
Measure Aims to Create Per
manent and Subordinate
Directing Boards
Washington. Federal legislation
toward establishing a method by
which a minimum wage for women
workers may be fixed, is now receiv
ing the attention of Congress. The
bill, drawn by Representative Keat
ing, of Colorado, applies only to
women employed in Industries of the
District of Columbia, but is designed
as a model from which State Legis
latures may draw similar legislation.
The bill would create a perma
nent wage board, which would name
subordinate boards for each occupa
tion or Industry in which women are
employed. Such boards would con
sist of representatives of employers,
employes and the public.
Testimony before the House Com
mittee which considered the meas
ure showed in the first industry reg
ulated under a minimum wage com
mission of Massachusetts it was
found there was an increase In the
actual earnings of women as the
result of the work of the boards. It
was also found, the committee re
ports, that the number of women
employed at wages higher than the
piescribed minimum Had doubled.
Mrs. Newton D. BaS<er, wife of the
Secretary of War, has interested
herself in the proposed legislation,
and was one of several who testified
before the committee. Apparently
she was no less interested in the bill
than was the president of the tele
phone operators' union of Massa
chusetts, and a girl who told how
sho lived in Washington on a salary
of $7 a week.
Representatives of employers and
employes have testified in support
of the measure.
450 Chinese Prisoners
Here Aid the U. S. in War
San Antonio, Tex. Natives of
China, refugees from Mexico and in
terned prisoners of the United
States, 450 Chinese at Fort Sam
Houston and Caifip Travis are doing
their part to hoip the allies of their
county win the war.
When General Pershing abandon
ed his pursuit of Francisco Villa in
the mountains and deserts of West
ern Chihuahua, Mexico, and started
back to the border, the Chinese col
ony in that section packed their be
longings onto wagons, carts and bur
ros and trailed out behind the Amer
ican expeditionary force. They fear
ed Villa and his bandits would carry
out their threats to kill all Chinese
in Mexico and General Pershing
gave them permission to proceed to
the border with his column.
Arriving at Columbus, N. M„ the
Chinese were placed In an intern
ment camp, until arrangements were
made between representatives of the
United States immigraton depart
ment, the Chinese government and
the tongs to which the Chinese be
long for their transfer to San An
tonio. Here they were allotted to
the amfy cunps and posts where
they do all classes of work for the
army and do It well.
Many of these Chinese are
wealthy, having owned stores and
ranches in Mexico. They have en
dowed a bed -in the American Hos
pital at Neullly, France, gave what
was characterized as the largest chop
sney party ever held in Texas as a
Red Cross benefit, subscribed to Red
Cross funds, and many have bought
Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps.
Many of the Chinese have applied
for permission to enlist in the
United States Army.
Students in Optics
to Be Given Wages
Washington—A new industry for
America has been born of the war.
but there is need of men to keep it
alive and thriving. The new indus
try, already established in large
manufacturing capacity, is the mak
ing of optical glass, needed in great
quantities for the army and navy,
epecially for artillery fire control
instruments.
Trained men in sufficient numbers
are lacking.
To get this new industrial army,
the war industries board announces
that the ordnance department of the
army is establishing in Rochester,
N. T., a school for operatives on
precision optics at the Mechanics'
Institute.
Courses will extend six weeks, and
a wage will be paid to those who
take the course. On completion of
the course a student will be ready to
go to work in one ef the several op
tical munition factories.
Details may be obtained from Dr.
Raker, president of the Mechanics'
Institute in Rochester. The largest
factories are In Rochester, Buffalo
and New York. Boston and South
bridge, Mass.; Pittsburgh and Day
ton, Ohio.
Like a Thief to His Judge,
Dutch Paper Puts Hertling
Amsterdam—Commenting on the
speech in the Reichstag last Thurs
day of Count von Hertling, the Ger
man Imperial Chancellor, the Tele
fraaf, says:
"It Is as if a burglar says to the
Judge: 'I will return part of my
booty if you acquit me.' The Judge'b
reply to such a criminal would be
same as will be the entente's
reply to Hertling.
"Chancellor von Hertling's decla
ration really is another step back
ward, for he said nothing regarding
the miitary relations between Ger
many and Belgium nor regarding
the so-called independence of Fland
ers. Hertling's only object in put
ting out this declaration is to bo
able to say to his people:
" 'You see, we have done our ut
most as regards concessions, without
avail. Can you still doubt that you
ar9 fighting for your very existence
against a foe who is determined to
destroy you?"
One Egg a Month
to Good Berliners
Amsterdam—^ The present rations
in Berlin are as follows, the quanti
ties being for one person for one
week:
Bread and flour, 4 pounds; butter
&nd margarine, 2% ounces; potatoes,
7 pounds; meat 4% ounces; bones. 1 %
ounces; sausage, ounces; sugar, rt
ounces.
in addition, each person is allow
ed one egg a month. Milk is pro
vided only for children under 1
years of age and for invalias.
JTOTDAT WKNTNTG,
"The Live Store"
Tomorrow—The Last Day
Doutrichs Shirt-Sale
This Live Store's" July Shirt Sale Will end Saturday night— .r —. 1
and from all indications during the past week it will end "greater than it began," for HvSSL
it s been gathering momentum as it goes along and to tell the truth it's "going so good" that it seems
aP i\ y u stop , ,t now —but, we move on schedule time, keep our promises, and give the values as 56|fc3S/ '
well as have what we advertise. There are no disappointments Here and we're always "too busy" W
to bcnmte | jUl lJ *interest is in Doutrichs and. its customers —a store everybody likes to go I
You will see more shirts here than you have ever 1
I looked at in a single store in this section of the country—you'd think I I
we had a "stout men's convention if you would see the large men who came here k \
for their shirts during this sale—men who are so large they scarcely thought of get- 31.; hk#'- ># k \
ting their wants supplied from a ready-made stock of shirts, but they found plenty J
°c i a^mos t *be price of the cloth alone—think of buying a fine quality shirt
at $1.59 and $1.89 measuring sixty to seventy inches around the body. ' ||
There are "Shirts" here in untold quantities—madras W m~' 4, |
shirts with soft and laundered cuffs percale, and fine mercerized fabrics, - m HBBI 1
high-grade "Fiber" tub and crepe de chine silk shirts Flannels in gray, blue and flWjMl <} I
knaki as well as hundreds of dozens of work shirts in blue chambray and black sateen.
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I M.-ooShirts 79c ii lAn $5.00 silk shirts ** qo I 11 1 TO®/ i
ji AU $1.50 Shirts fl jj AU $5.85 Silk Shirt, tflo j I 11 I H
ji All $1.85 Shirts $159 !| All $6.85 Silk Shirts c'qo I II I£*\\ ! I
I All $2.50 Shirts $lB9 | IAH $7.85 Sflk Shirts laoa 1 li 8 ill 1
_. J All ShfrU |> B9 | j| AH $8.85 Silk Shirts.'. S7Q !l . IB 111 Hi 1
jj An $5.00 Shirts $3 89 jj I All SIO.OO Silk Shirts $ 89 I 11 J ' k I
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• y Auctions
I his has been a busy month in our clothing deDartment M Pn
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I Atl Boy.' 57.50 Suite $5.95 |
Hart Schaffner & Marx and Kuppenheimer Clothes !! S69S i! I
All Blue Serges, Blacks and Fancy Mixtures ! ij All Boys' SIO.OO Suitß JjJg 5Q ii
sl7 - 50 A " $35 0 ° Suits • $31.50 II An Boy.' $12.00 Suit.it i nan II I
All $25.00 Suits . . $22.50 All $40.00 Suits ijoc en I
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fiARRISBURG TELEGRXFHI
• JULY 19,1913.
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