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Highland Park News-Letter (1904), 13 Jul 1907, p. 2

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opt new. but “at anew: in m ., ._ man-vans were uken to'hlillhb to Court. end yet when there. he was courteously asked a ferment! thenbecamee ”no! -â€"patt public lthl. and part cmioeity. it seems. W, that the presence at the principle 0! the Standard Oil watpeny VII mat necensry in order to fix the responsibility of the company for the file‘sl violations 0! the Elfln‘s law ol Indiana by the Standard Oil company of that state. lt was apparent that it these violations were the work 01 the company. as a whole. the line must be larger than it only 3 state organization. doing a much less business. were respon- sible. A line ole dullatspimtsrich man for In ofience against a ceruin ordi- nance would be tidieulous and inadequate. while if against s pour laborer it mighthe sufficient to meet the claims oi justice. Hence when. by - testimony of Mr. Rockefeller and other chiefs of the great organization. it it than that the Indium Standard Oil Why is a pm of the whole man. the attending party is seen tobeacompuny whichhahunn outstanding aria! of 398300.000. with a property vastly greater even than that sum. And further. during the three year: that the Indiana bunch of the mplny was violating the law in its shipment! of oil from the! state to St. Imis'the profits of the whole company were $199.(X)0.(XX), and its dividends were 120 per cent upon iris'capim,‘ and this vast profit has been made possible by such violafions of the Any fine, therefore. ‘that is inflicted moat. if it isjmmded as' a punishment (q illegal acts, be commensurate with thcwealth thus rgpresented. ‘ 3 But if hdge Landis imposes a line 01 twenty-nine or thirty million: and can Coll'ect the fine what vii! be» done with the enormous- sum of money ? . h To some or us who were born more than a We? 05‘s century wait i; dim- éult w realise the changed condition! which. faces the avenge-ywm.mwci- allyo! the female sex. Thenâ€"the average girl was a dependent, either provided for by relations to the memfolk which made her'a pet. or else ‘compelled her to accept a position ,in domeslic service which re- duced her to a condition bordering closely upon _ slavery. A servant was a kind of kitchen and garret appendix ‘lo the himse- hold arrangement closely attached to its internal organism‘s: the tail is to a dog. l which must wag at the will of the dog. Now however the' avenues of employ- ment which are open to women and girls are almdst as numerous as those to men and buym. Some of these new amcatiom hive been created by new inventions web as the type writer and thetelephone. Others have opened to them by the claims of modern science; such as the profes- sional nurse and the professions of much- inn: and of medicine and luv, While, to the less educatgd there are hundreds of ”(her vocations open to them, " The Servant Qpation Again viiâ€"ma the young girl faces conditions that were unknown fifty years ago. She Oni‘ Outlook Idek imposes a fine of “Macro! ummm town’s work. that oi the imuschuld? memmmw mum She nimwbcmfluhameum woulfllook' d be, added a wlution of that in warm: ti: anti)! Skit) if night; "he: factor in the pmblem-ywng men her time. _ Think: 13‘!chij andthe pra- rc- cuntoitunin undue-1n with more or k. of “Minion. Ruymood. in in Tribune qmnen' thi- ‘views of a shupsgirl up!“ rather forcibly than: "Everybody knmn," the said, "that the m girl can make more» nerv- ant than as a workerln astoroor factory. in a great many of the lower classed atom a saleth never make: ov er in or $7 per week. When the has paid board. lodg- ing. and “Marc she has absolutely noth- ing to aho- for her work. In hundreds of factories the girls work hard for ten or twelve hours a day for an average of not uverSS per week. 'l'he‘vumen who earn 810 per week are lucky. ”Bin there is this difierence between a tenant and | Mid. When the store or factory close. downfortheday, all work is over. The poor girl atfiper week' I! as independent as the bone. She candovhat the plummtil the time for work begin the next day; The woman who works in a household is paid good wages and her work a not alm had. but she has no time she can really call her own." , But perhaps even this distinction is not eufidently clean ' Does it (allow am e pemnmmbe free from duty certain given hours of. every day in order to enjoy the sense of independeme 3‘ ' ” Thepmfes'sional nurse is depflved of such freedom. Often she is on duty night and day with the most exacting de- mands upon her. N But she' is the mistress of her own m She enjoys the luxury of moo: niti’on for what the can flu and when she is through she receives her pay and is free. The real diflerencc seems to be in the lack; of dignity and, recbgnitipn of the tenant as ofie who Contracts to do cer~ tain work or fulfllgfunctions, and then is The hundfy woman is a wash- -lady because she does the Work which she bargains to do and then leaves, just as a _ - j‘_v_ fiat: have. who bargains to do a day‘ 9 wk, or a doctor who stays onIy as long as his service mmres ‘ The working out of particular terms of service would find its own solution if the domestic worker were recOgnized as one who contracts to do certain definite work. Why cannot the _ girl who sweep the {Oaths arid. care for the general house matters be as distinctly a contractor or: professional worker as a wash lady or “new“: "in â€"- _._"..v-_l professional worker as even a nurse? 7.7. ‘wash lady or The'chei, whether man or woman, reâ€". (use: to be recognized as a cook because the latter term has a smacking of servi- tude in it while the former is ‘a pmfessibn. We have established schools for nurses, colleges for teachers. and even for lady harbers. Why cannot there he schools of domestic science. giving dignity and professional status to the graduates and qualifying» them by actual training and studytor the most important Sphere nf In an expectin' way. ' , When there‘s a birthday party. But when yer ma set jest five words: "Now, children, come this way," 1‘ An‘ leads 'em towards/the dinln'-man Things chnnge ’hod'l- then. and~eayl Them buy: 311' girls _all talh‘ at once » An' never think of tithes. While they jest stuff with lolly-pope Ice-cream, an‘ mm 811‘ ca’kerâ€"z An‘ that‘s the birthday party; ~an F. K. HUTCl-IIHSON ' ‘ ' - in the Deunenox. 2 The'chei, whether man or woman, reâ€" fuse: to be recognized as a cook because the latter term has a smacking of servi- tude in it while the former is ‘a pmfessibn. fibfinheplweswmcpmd Outlook m scie'nce (or smhem and um:- innead of preferring an girl who has do other expcncncc than that o! a M or a stemmpher. Breathe! there the man with soul undead Who newer to himself he: laid: " 'yl trade of late' as 1; had. 1' ll try another ten-inch "there he. mark him we“; For him no ukaceount than mil. No angels witch the when m I To welcome home the millionaire. The mm who never ask: for trade By local line 0r ad. d'lph Cam more (or real than my pin, And patromge. but gives him pun. Trad lightly friends: let no mdc sound Dumb his whtpdc prom. Here let him live in calm repose, Unlought except by man he owes. And when he dies. 1%) plant him dee . V ThatAnought may real: his (he; «I sleep ' When no rude clamour may dispel The quiet that he loved sowell. And that the world may know into“. Place on his grave a wreath of moon. And on {stone above, "Here lies A tonsil who did noudvelfise." Now e'pou you‘ re five or six years old Or seb'n or eight or nine, - An’have a ma thet’s awful good (Erma: ezgood ez mine); . An' I'pOIc yer birthday comes emund. What' 5 groin ter happen then ? Say! I don‘ t think you' revery smart To have ter guess again! ‘ You‘ll have a birthday party! An' you’l inviteâ€"Oh, every one . You know, onlesu you' re mean I An' all the boys’ll git there inst, All lookin‘ flick an' clan, An' all the girls, in dress-up duds. Will act ez if they’ re dumb Except Nell Jones. who giggies 90 Folk: with she hadn’t come, When there’s a birthday party. Big sister’ n try to start some games, . But that woof! helpai hit; Yefi can’t play even blind; man". buff When no one will be fit" An” ev’ry game that she thinks up Those kids “don" wanter play;" They jest stan' round. look at the rest With the p¢ Our Outlook The Bin hday Party. 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