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â€" As a pioneer in an industry which at her entry was practically closed to â€"â€"women, Miss Dillon says she has felt keenly her responsibility to her six. â€"â€" "Today,. in my company." â€"she exâ€" â€"â€" ~plains, "there is no discrimination . against women. as such: ~offices de« pend entirely on efficiency. â€" Even in ~â€"â€" ‘the manufacturing end of the busiâ€" â€"__ness I see no bar to women workers, I myself am familiar with the gas plant, and I have insisted that it ; shall be as neat and attractive as ‘â€"_â€"possible. Its sunlightâ€"yellow paint ted walls and élean floors and its \ _ ~meticulous order are obviously a wo ~K *~~man‘s planning. â€" And aâ€"garden lies [ ‘~atits base. â€" â€" s o ; teen years later she had risen to be â€"rrceâ€"president and general m!fi__nfer Another vear, and she was president of the company. Says Business Gives Does American business give woâ€" cn a square deal? It does, says \[\ry Dillon, president of the Brookâ€" n Borough Gas comany, who is the <t woman in this country to head vig public utility corporation. She began her career at the age of ‘ ~, when she got a job filling inkwells, ‘harpening pepcils and making herâ€" s<lf generally useful around the of: fiee of the gas company. . In three years she was office manager. Eigh: In an interview with the American Magazine, she declares that big. busiâ€" ness has today got over its prejudices against women.: "The girl worker," she says, "gets a square dealâ€"except that she mustâ€" work harder than a man to reach the top." A4 are moreâ€"stable, more fully matured and usually â€"more‘in earnest. No wo man loses her job here because she marries. If she wishes to have a "baby she can obtain leave of absence: for that purpose and return later to Ker place. In no case has any woâ€" man‘s value been altered by such a vacation except for the better." _ "Business is in many cases drearyp and drab. ‘ It needs all the color woâ€" men can .bring to it. All. the social grace they have acquired in the‘ ad« ministration of their homes is wanted iere.â€"*>~* se tnra ds emenoiae ol * "Asâ€" for the women employees, I préfer married women, because theyp Cost of Maintaining â€"â€" _ ~~â€"_Pupil in School Big The cost of maintaining a pupil in public school is more than two and a half times‘ as great today as it was 15 years ago, according to figures compiled by the Bureau. of Education. In 1913 the cost of schools, divided by the number of pupils actually atâ€" tending, showed that $38.31 annually should be chalked*®up against each of them. In 1916 the figure had grown to $49.12, in 1920 to $64.16, in 1925 to $98.45, while the latest figure aviailâ€" able shows an expenditure per student of $102.05. The expenditures for publis schools have almost doubled since 1920. Anâ€" nual expenditures ftsr grounds;, buildâ€" ings, and contents increased rapidly from 1920 to1925, when they reached $433,000,000. ~ The year following there was a decrease of $22,000,000 spent for these purposes, which was taken as an indication that construc« tion had overtaken the shortage caused by the war. ULGIIiCOD YHIYZBD A 1€ is ADFA UAL L _ 1 UE ES $s CRD EL mm Pmd Women Square Deal‘ : Tax on Chain Stores puccal ie s t qh Pn s . 3 s i mm 1M y 1 L 124A NNE hss SE HAMLâ€"L es *_ Representative Walker of Joliet has proposed a tax for chain stores. Repâ€" resentative Gains of Chicago has sugâ€" gested a jury trial for persons accusâ€" ed of contempt of court and to raise the amount of petit larceny from $15 to $100. : â€"â€"The boys all favor swimming pools, in spite of the fact that the water may wash off the protective eovcrint of dirt on which the kid crowd deâ€", pend to keep warm with. . _ â€" _ 395 Central Avenue PICKENS MOTOR COMPANY. dn 1 * AS de‘alersfll_‘/t{-l)e. & s sys New Marmon and Roosevelt Straightâ€" Eights . WThe Marmon Motar Car Company _ A visit to jthesg"sfiéwrdbfifgiwfli is pleased to announce the appointâ€" ment of this well known automobile establishment as headquarters for Marmon and Roosevelt straightâ€" eight cars in this section. These new sales and service facilities are Marâ€" mon‘s answer to the growing local demand for America‘s most adâ€" vanced development in automobiles «â€"â€"the straightâ€"cight. ___ _ T H Eo P R E S 8 Announcing the appointment «Marmonâ€"Built Straightâ€"Cights for Every Purse _R M O N l oosevelt~ ur Want Ads Bring Results â€"â€"_â€" TELEPHONES: HARRISON 3774 . HIGHLAND PARK 1002 ce . _ Residence: 835 Forest Ave., Highland Park x Complete Building Service RICH and HOERMANN Designingâ€"Financingâ€"Erectingâ€"Remodeling .. _ 203 S. DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO, ILL. â€" _ ‘Phone Highland Park 423 impress you with Marmon‘s asâ€" tounding achievement in building a straightâ€"cight for every purse.: Hereâ€" you will see the sensational new Roosevelt which sells for less than $1000â€"the fieet Marmon "68" at $1465, and the luxurious Marmon 78‘ at $1965. Prices at factory. Group equipment extra. Convenâ€" ient incomeâ€"purchase plan. â€" °. Thursday, March 28, 1929 £2