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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
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£ 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.
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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
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[ Christmas Will be a Joyful
I Occasion For the Girl
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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
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t WOMEN'S "SLIP-ON" SWEATERS
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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.
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