20 PRAISE WOMEN FOR WAR WORK Manufacturers Declare They Were Big Help in Mills During the Crisis Now York, Dec. 15. —A survey showing what the war has done for women in industry, probably the most comprehensive study of condi tions affecting women in industry yet made is to be one of the final contributions of the "War Work Council of the Young Women's Christian Association to women in dustrial workers. This survey embraces reports from nearly 15,000 firms employing ap proximately two and one-half mil lion people, ctae-fifth of them wo men, and all of whom were engag-, ed in what were termed as indus tries essential to war —varying from soda fountain apparatus and chicken feed to the making of guns and mu nitions. In all. 29 groups of industries, each group made up of as many as 21 branches were investigatel in the ; compiling of this report. These 29. groups of industries include such ( divisions as the iron and steel in- | dustries, having 22 branches, one | of them fire-arms and ammunitions, j chemical and allied products; one , of the 19 branches of this industry being explosives; metals other than iron and steel (15 branches): lumber and timber products (15 branches); electrical machinery, ap paratus and supplies; aeroplanes and seaplanes; automobiles and parts; rubber goods; sporting goods; | nien's furnishings including branches for the manufacturing of such j necessary things as belts and but-1 tons; textiles including everything i from balloon and parachute silk to , shoe and clothing industries of all ] kinds; a miscellaneous group which J takes in mattresses and spring beds, j soda fountain appartus, chicken feed and a long list of products necessary to the furnishing, equip ping and maintenance of an army. Manufacturers, on the whole view this scattering of women in industry favorably. Carried Two Boards A prominent lumber merchant in a southern state was forced by the war to employ women in his yards. , He is much in favor of keeping them . in the industry as he says that the women carry two boards if they can whereas no man who ever worked in the yard would carry more than one regardless of size and weight. A furniture manufacturer who I was tilling Government contracts i wrote in answer to this request for I material to be used in the Y. W. C. A. report, "We feel that women I 'saved the day' for us as tjy?y must also have done in hundreds df other industries: so you can understand that we have every reason to feel most grateful to them." This man employed women in all department cf his factory, handling machines, 1 at cabinet making, finishing, up-1 holstering and trimming furniture. The president of a large recording i and computing machines company, j manufacturers of cameras, pro jectors, films, magnetos and such ! things, says "There is no depart ment in which light machinery is used where women cannot be train ed to do the same work that men have been doing and to do the work better and get out greater produc tion. Success depends upon how women are trained just as with men. Half of our employes are women, all of whom have been selected for their work." Will Keep Tliem on Job Women are very adaptable and satisfactory as workers in one of I the largest electrical companies in j the Vnited States, according to the president, wherever the work is suitable, he says, their output is greater and that in electrical manufacturing concerns the num ber of girls and women employed is limited only by the supply. One-fourth of the workers In one of the largest plants of that com pany are women who receive the same pay as men for equivalent work and who, in practically all eases, earn more than men on piece work. This concern has special training rooms for its workers and has employed women on 300 new operations during the war period. "We are also frank to say that had we not been able to secure the services of the women employed by us during the war we would i have been unable to operate at all j or our operations would have been i seriously curtailed," states another j big manufacturer who announced I that women are to be retained in | his factor}*. t Plan to Give Egypt Biggest Measure of Self-Rule Possible AVa-slilngton, Dec. 15. Great Britain's plans for establishing a constiutional form of government In Egypt are set forth in an official statement made by Earl Curzon, British Minister of Foreign Affairs ' which has been received here. Ob jects of the Milner Mission which goes to Egypt to arrange the pro posed new government are described In the statement. The British Foreign Secretary an nounces that it is the intention of the British government to establish the largest measure of self-govern ment for which Egypt is believed capable at this time. lie states that the Milner Mission is not authorized to impose a constitution on Egypt but rather to study the situation and confer with the native leaders. Blockade of Allies Was Hard on Danzig Dnnr.lg, Dec. 15.—The "Free City of Danzig." as it is to be when the Peace Treaty comes Into erTeet. was enjoying quite a boom until the Al lies' blockade of the Baltic came into operation. However, as the blockade affects only German ship ping. it probably will not bear heavily on this port for the reason that Al lied and neutral countries are plying a brisk trade with it. Preliminary to Danzig's transition. Germany is turning over to the city the government works here, includ ing the big navy yard, railway shops artillery and rifle plants, aerodromes, barracks and libraries. These, under the terms of the treaty, are to be divided between Danzig and Poland and the transfer to the city is being carefully watched by Polish residents. They assert that it is being made by Germany now In order that the city government may be In actual possession of the properties when the times comes to divide them with Poland. The treaty is somewhat vague as to the basis on which the division Is to be made, and the Poles say that Germany, hopeful of regaining Dan zig eventually, will aid the city in every possible way to secure the lion's •bar*. MONDAY EVENING, t Exquisite Silk Underthings I That Are Lovely Gifts t. £ Crepe de Chine and Washable Satin Envelope £ Chemise, Gowns and Bloomers. While the majority £ of them are elaborately trimmed with lace, several styles are plainly banded. |T Envelope Chemise, in Crepe de Chine, top of lace insertion and dainty ribbon edge $3.95 f Envelope Chemise of Crepe de Chine, yoke of Val lace and U insertion, ribbon shoulder straps $5.00 t Crcpc de Chine Envelope Chemise, trimmed with Filet edge £ and insertion, shoulders finished with Filet medallions and F rose buds $7.50 ¥ Pink and Light Blue Satin Envelope Chemise, trimmed with k* lace edge and insertion $12.95 % Crepe de Chine Gowns, in lace trimmed and tailored styles, V $7.50 to $13.50 t Crepe de Chine Bloomers in pink, tailored and lace trimmed, fj $2.95 to $5.00 * Crepe de Chine Vests with ribbon straps $3.95 J. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Second Floor. r i 1 Books of the Worthwhile Type— jj Poems, Biographies, Etc. i t Joyce Kilmer—Poems, Essays and Letters —in two volumes. U By Robert Cortes Holiday. Price $5.00 per set Theodore Roosevelt —An Intimate .Biography. * By William Roscoe Thayer. Price $5.00 [j The Education of Henry Adams—An Autobiography. Price, $5.00 L ITie Abolishing of Death. g By Basil King. Price $1.25 !• The Broken Soldier and the Maid of France. By Henry Van Dyke. Price $1.25 g A Labrador Doctor. J. By Wilfred Thomason Grenfell. Price $4.00 k" The Boys' Life of Theodore Roosevelt. ~ By Hermann Hagedorn. Price $1.50 " The Twentieth Plane—A Phychic Revelation. F By Albert Durrant Watson. Price $2.00 £ History of Zionism —1600-1918. F, By Nahum Sokolow. Price $7.50 L* Picture Analyses of Golf Strokes. £ By James M. Barnes. Price $6.50 Seeing Pennsylvania. L* By John T. Faris. Price $5.00 r Impressions of Theodore Roosevelt. f By Lawrence F. Abbott. Price $3.00 L! Moths of the Limberlost. F By Gene Stratton Porter. Price $3.00 F The Li£e of John Marshall. Vols. 3 and 4 just published tliis'year 110.00; price of complete set, 4 vols $20.00 ¥ r [ Christmas Will be a Joyful I Occasion For the Girl i j; jj —who receives one of \ these wooly scarfs. In L : our Christmas display f are ie inest heather L : with subdued I{ V y plaid border, at ft V V ~, $10.95 t And Matching Tarn [: at $3.95 |f Women's Brushed Wool Scarfs, plain or with pockets and f $7.50 to $13.95 * Children s Cap and Scarf Sets in brushed wool, & _ _ , $1.35, $1.69 and $2.50 t Separate Scarfs for children and misses' ... • 98< to $1.50 ¥, Girls Hand and Machine-Knit Tarns, plain and color com f binations $1.35, $1.48 to $2.95 F t WOMEN'S "SLIP-ON" SWEATERS r W 00l "Slip-On"' Sweaters, purled waist and ripple skirt [ $6.50 to $10.95 F Children's "Slip-On" Wool Sweaters, 1 to 4 years, t $3.50 and $3.95 f Girls' "Slip-On" Sweaters, purled waist, $3.95 to $5.95 r Women's Fiber and Thread Silk Sweater Coats; black, navy f and colors ... $8.95 to $34.50 i: Women's All-Wool Coat Sweaters, sailor collar, belted, t $5.75 and $7.95 r. Women's Tuxedo and regular Coat Sweaters, fine grade of I wool $7.50, $9.50 to $19.50 It Dives, Pomeroy A Stewart, Mens Store. DIVES, POMEROY & STEWART HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH Distinctive Gift Pieces on the Furniture Floor, 4th Floor Give furniture and know that your gift will not only prove itself wel come and useful but enduring as well. Many handsome suites and little pieces that will fit into nearly any interior are here for holiday choosing. Mahogany Desks $14.50 to $27.50 Brown Fiber Chairs and Rockers Mahogany Spinet Desks, $14.50 to $28.50 $39.50 to $45.00 _ * * Mahogany Smoking Stands, Willow Chairs and Rockers, $1.25, $1.95 to $12.95 $5.95, $6.95 to $14.50 Mahogany Chairs and Rockers flag seats Cetlar Chests> 2 \ styles, $18.50 to $35.00 plJiso to Jp17.50 Mahogany Fireside Chairs, Library' Tables in golden oak. fumed oak $29.00, $39.50 to $55.00 and mahogany $19.50 to $49.00 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Fourth Floor. 24,000 Dainty Swiss Handkerchiefs , 35c or 3 For SI.OO A matchless display of W omen s tuft Handkerchiefs, chiefly of em broidered Swiss and fine Appenzell— prettv lace edges and imitation Ma deira edges. 6,000 Crepe de Chine and Silk Kobbe Crepe Handkerchiefs, in Ori ental printings Fancy Box or Folder given with every dollar purchase. br"drreT C co e rneP ne Le"ia , I dkerChiefS P" 1 ?' Embroiderf ' d Handkerchiefs in white ?£ w* ow. <l. chin. Vi.„,i k "ft,",, £ !,!£ lain Hemstitched Liner* Handkerchiefs maize, lavender, rose, peach and Xile with col Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor. Gifts For Friends' Homes Those who like to give friends gifts that will add to the beauty of their homes, will find many attractive _______________ things in the Drapery and Curtain Section on the third ■ - ■ floor—gaily colored pillows and cushions—artistic * table covers—utility boxes—beautiful curtains. ~ NF A' Table Runners of tapestry, plain or trimmed edge—some JrayHCfflr'pß have inserts of velour $8.50 to $7.00 r.vlxq Heavy Couch Covers, In floral and orientul patterns: rich I are / //. dark colorings $3.50 to SIO.OO Table Covers in square and round styles for the dining i%J V^f%,vim-' ' table, some have fringe $5.00 and $6.00 lj tR Matting Covered Utility Boxes, some have oak or ma- j j *''] 1 ;' 1 Hqavy Tapestry Curtains for doorways—other styles in- j gj elude silk mixtures and chenille, pair SIO.OO to $28.00 f , iTSfI, I ! Medium and Light Weight Curtains —heavily mercerized, j i I all favored colors, pair SB.OO and SO.OO !I Net, Scrim, Madras and Marquisetto Curtains, plain and _1 fancy, some lace trimmed, pair $4.50 to $ll.OO -v/AWt: /Xmy and Colored Figured Scotch Madras, *' " 1 ■ ■ Heavy Velour for upholstery purposes and pillows—blue, 'jtffefel j rose, brown and green, 50 inches wide. Yard $4.50 is - i j Y d Taj?estry for Pillows and liable Runners, 50 inches. gpggp j>L BSSBBffH Y d Gold brald f or lamp shades and table runners. Dives, Pomeroy and Stewart, Third Floor. F Answering Childhood's Footwear Needs Economically The more youthful and active the kiddies of the family are the more serious is the problem of keeping them comfortably and properly shod. Offered in this selling are the best and most durable shoes at prices that present an economical solution of the problem. Boys' heavy tan oil-finished high-cut Sizes to 6 $5.00 to $7.00 storm shoes with buckles at top, heavy Boys' gun metal calf shoes, English and . stitched soles full toe lasts, Goodyear welted soles, broad Sizes 9 to 13J/2 $3.50 low heels— Sizes 1 to 2 $4.50 Sizes 9 to 13j£ ' $4.00 Sizes 2y z to 6 $5.00 Sizes 1 to 5y $5.00 and $6.00 Boys' dark brown calf skin high-cut Boys' dark brown Elkskin shoes, broad storm shoes, two buckles at top, heavy toes, soft tips heavy oak leather, stitched standard fastened soles— soles Sizes 9 to 13y $3.50 Sizes 10 to 13 y ..$3.50 Sizes 1 to 2 $4.00 Sizes 1 to 2 . . $3.75 Sizes 2y to 6 $4.50 Sizes 2y to 6 $4.00 Boys dark brown calfskin dress shoes, i i i AT - ... English lasts, oak leather, Goodyaar welted , B ° >S dark brown Moosc 1 rot - Moc so l cs shoes, nature shape lasts, low broad heels— Sizes 10 to 1 iy'i $4.00 Sizes 1 to 2 $6.50 Sizes 1 to 2 $5.00 Sizes 2<y to 6 $7.50 Dives, Pomeroy and Stewart, Street Floor, Rear. DECEMBER 15, 1919. Silk Shirts and Neckwear Pleasing- and Acceptable (lifts For Men "Who Have Everything." Tub Silk and Broadcloth Silk Shirts $10.50 Crepe dc Chine Shirts $10.50 Pongee Silk Shirts $6.85 and $7.50 Silkloth Shirts $4.00, $4.95 and $7.50 Madras Shirts $3.00, $3.50, $4.50 and $5.00 Percale Shirts $1.50 and $2.00 Corded Madras and line Percale Shirts, soft and laundered cuffs $1.50 and $2.00 Woven Colored Stripe Madras, Rep and Near Silk Shirts, in plain and novelty patterns $2.50 and $3.00 Silk Stripe Madras Shirts with soft cuffs. .$3.50 and $4.50 Eagle "Silkloth" and Fiber Silk Shirts, $4.00, $4.50, $6.50 and $7.50 Silk Pongee Shirts with soft cuffs $6.85 and $7.50 Silk Crepe de Chine and Silk Shirts, in plain white and satin colored stripes $9.85 and $10.50 Silk Neckwear Rich durable brocades in neat and figured and floral de signs $2.00, $2.50 and $3.00 Also a magnificent assortment in rich striped and figured silks at 65<, 75£, SI.OO, $1.25 and $1.50 Knit Four-in Hand Ties in crocheted and accordion weave, 75£, SI.OO, $1.50, $1.85 and $2.00 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Men's Stora Silverware —A Gift of Beauty and Service Sheffield Silver recommends itself at once to discriminating gift seekers because of its known character and rich appearance. Vegetable Dishes, Cheese and Cracker Dishes, $8.50 and SO.OO $5.50 and $0.50 Nut Bowls $5.08 , _ Bread Trays..s4.oß to s7.l>S ( ream and Su & ar Sets, $B,llB Sandwich Trays, Water Pitchers, $3.1)8 to $0.50 SO.OO and $10.50 Flower Baskets, Cake Baskets, $6.08 to SIO.OB SO.OB and $8.98 Knives, Forks and Spoons Finest quality of silver Salad Forks, Vi dozen, plate in favored patterns. $0.50 and $7.00 Tea Spoons. dozen. Butter Spreaders, Vi dozen, $3.50 and 81.00 " $6.00 Dessert Spoons, Vfc dozen, Knives and Forks, flat hand so.so and $7.50 les, dozen, each. Table Spoons. dozen, ' $0.98, $7.30 to $13.75 $7.00 am) SB.OO Knives and Forks, hollow Orange Spoons, % dozen, handles, dozen, each, $1.50 and $5.00 $17.00 to $20.00 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor. Improve Your Complexion! "TTNON'T go around with a pale, sallow skin or unsightly lines and wrinkles in your face. Nature endowed you with a soft flawless skin but you must take care of it to keep it that way. 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