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Jim OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, FORTLANq SUNDAY fcorJttNG - APRIL . I ... -. . . ,i . , by OTiWf,; nSKW . y v' x rr0" rA;j --rV Y ' - . , leader of tje , ' v t. ' Att v , ) I . I I-i ii . I -If - ' '.ANv::'. i' ' ' , L 1 ' . t ' - ' . i - i J- I..-, inn. r t J ' -vxV if M'vih Yes, Rich Women Respond; So They Will .Leave Luxury to Act as Factory ln- s F 4FENING Was the roar of m&' Ctitr-trrY-'-. - . . '.. t ! chinery. In that thunderous dm oj uhirrinr wheels. ' clattering looms And ; throbbing , shuttles no votce could be heard.', ': ; . . ... In that busy scene were many girls, wtn tthitc faces, straining, eyes and thin white hands. Closed and r poorly , ventilated, the room reeked with heat and bad odors. 'Breathing was' difficult;4 faces streamed with perspiration. , The scene was a common one -of factory girls at work.; Visitors were allowed tn the factory fre quenlly by the superintendent, so the gms paid little attention to an attractive-looking, neatly dressed young woman who passed toloiig, looking with sympathy upon the weary, bending figures. , . 1 The visitor was dressed in brown, tier Viair, her eyes were brown. She was not handsonie-merely attractive.' These facts the girls recalled some weeks later. For to the visit of the young woman xpere ascribed ckan ges that took placeof the. adoption of a proper system of .ventilation, of a careful heating of the factory to the right tempera tare', the opening of a rest room, with rockers and' settees and other improvements. . None other was the woman tn brown than the daughter of . Pierpont Morgan, and one t t,.Jirh,t heiresses tri the country. PornumberfyaTsMUs una Mor- has been interested tn working gms.ana tvithin the last month has crowned tier efforts starting a national movement fprjhe better- t AUtnnt :f)f tuorkinr women and- l-tcn in the big cities. " Associated with her are Yovxt of the wealthiest and most fashion 'lie svomen of the country, M of whqm have volunteered to act as factory inspectors. . rr 1S3 ANNA MORGAN, daughter o tne wan pector iVl street msnate, la a sensible, eenotre, whtdbi-snL-ed Woman, whose cfcaritabie and , Church vnrlr tin hren Annm nn n lound b&sls. j-.-r a'rj Lt always bcn to help permanently: she .afr Ubooi uperflctal eharltr. And to the workln. x he deoldea, on inuat know U condition! under which the works. 80 lat monta MUeMorn ceiled convention of more than JOO women of the bl citlee. They met In the Colony Club, New Tork. where they prianlsed as an auxiliary to the National CWlo Federation, tneir aim oeln to benefit women and men employed la factories, hops and mills. Aeaoelated with Hiss Morgan as leader are Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, Miss Marbury, of the Colony Club, and Miss Gertrude Beeke. of the National Clvlo Fed eration. These young- women have agreed to act as factory Inspectors In New York city and New ?er,eJ- The purpose of the movement, as stated, will be to offer suggestions for reform through factory legisla tion, as well as Dndtng the needs of employes and Drevalllnr upon employers to better conditions that nemonnPgtheMniore prominent members are: Mrs. J. mmiii MrPnrmlok. of Chicago, who has undertaken a study of conditions in the packing house district there; Mrs. Cyrus McCormick, of Chicago; Mrs. Eva McDonald Valesh. Mrs. Richard Wainwright, Washing ton, D. C: Mrs. C. P. Orr. Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. Cornelius Stevenson, Philadelphia; Mrs. Thomas Sher win, Boston; Mrs. Bamuel Mather. Cleveland; Mrs. Archibald Alexander, Hoboken; Mrs. William H. Crocker, San Francisco; Mrs. Barah Piatt Decker. Den ver; Mrs. Frederick R. Hasard, Syracuse; Mrs. 8. Thurston Ballard, Louisville; Mrs. J. K, Ottley, At lanta, Oa., and Mra A. F. McKlssick, Greenwood. & ('. New Tork women who will take an ' active part in the campaign are Mrs. Walter Marnard. Mrs. Bverltt Macy, Mrs. Thurston Ballard, Mrs. George Avery, Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butter and Mrs. E. 11. Cabot. Already Miss Morgan has done considerable work In person Investigating ' the conditions under which girls labor. Andin many mills, ft Is said, improve tnents have been secured by her. into the glass factories pf New Jersey the daughter H ONK-HOffKI Driving sixty milea an hour? Have you a mascot t Then it's all. right. Needn't fear accident or arrest you're under the influence of the occult. Yes, it's the newest thing. Came from Paria for the exasperation of ardent poUccnten and con stables, whose chief, pleasure in lifo is the harass tnpint of nntnmnrtiliAto. .. . I . , . In Taris there is acaxcely to eutomobUe that doesn't hare its mascot- 't--'" '- T N- ' J ,,,, ' '2l . : t - 1 SQl -rN, ' O F COURSE, if you motor, there's nothing you would not do to eliminate or overcome the banes of motorist's existence the punctured tiro, the accident and the rural constable. : fhe maftcot. H is asserted, is a cure for all ills, v' It has something to do with the occult, they say. Tot Just place the mascot over the motor, in front of the machine, and then the cops, the puncture, the eeel- y0u defy, mascoi mascots have already become popular in the , 1 Cortdtheirs Aeyfop& J-oIejnccfy - of ths millionaire bs made her way; sit watched ths glassblowers at their dangerous tasks and ths women and children taking- the bottles after they had been tempered; !nt their homes she also went, talking with the wives and learning- how they llred, T many employers the younr woman sent sugges tions tor improvements. She told - of , dilapidated houses. -leaky roofs and ail undesirable conditions whioh came to her attention.' ' " r " " " ' - " Members of the organisation formed by this en ergetio young woman plan to Visit the places where "" women work with the pufpOse oT seeurlnf "proper ventilation, heating and lighting. Thirwlllmae avor to persuade employere to fit up lasting rooms and baths, and in the larger factories will suggest gym nasiume. . -.- Tl w i Mti UnC.nrmieM before her marriage the well known and beautiful Miss Ruth feann--has secured many reforms In the P5k,5ftlJ; trlcts. Xast November, with her husband. Mrs. McCor mick went to live among th people-to the district "back of the yards.1'' the greater number of whom aro ; Slovaks. Poles, Bohemians and wthuantana. DWELT AMONG ALIENS ' This is In the heart of the foreign district There, " . v,. r ha sn.ouu women la m stockyards live. The population lis WJWLS. ta .1 vt "v.v-. . r.: ... mu. people are .ten daolorable. Frequently one finds ! mham livinv in three rooms, ana as many a .'tj ottobi j TAX kXiVaara are kent in minr cases both, day and night boaraers are h families in such limited auarters. - ' i 'i ' . Kstaniisnea : eleven yr ii jciiupiiinea - i- Chicago settlement has become power im - - - . were assigned regular lines of work. Bothslted the homes of the people, and reported cases of sickness "ifr1sftMorrnick Undertook ner share of the labor:; she taught some of the women to ssw and gave them-' L " . ' i. j. ,:: n 1 . . . .at ti a, rrmnnv nrm r i iib uutai .aim - American eagle. Th eagle is usually road of brass, . , with Proudly poised head and outstretched winga. "he?egle the; believing wueurAaerts. , wlU, ward .i1nt and disease, ana, it, 1 - j - wh have used it the Teddy boar Is a proof many KuroDe;" In England a nuniature- poema ;s wood and beautifully painted In Colors at.a. nmiart nn of fast drlvei fast drivers. On ehau fSrrecp r"r!..t. h .wosra bv his wooden greyhound says i that since Jtlacing It beforevhlsrnMhlne fewer than twenty cnicKo wioi. . - considering th record of many motorists advice freely. As publisher of a Chicago dally, Mr. Mc Cormick did not have as much time to spar as his wife. But both learned from the close range of Inves tigation of actual conditions. And they art now work ing to Improve them. A branch of the movement started by Miss Morgan has been organised in Chicago by Mrs. McCormick. A number of young women have volunteered as factory inspectors, and the work begun in the stockyard seo tlon will be carried elsewhere. In New Tork Mrs. J. Borden Harriman heads the committee on needs tf workers in specifle Industrie and Mrs. Julia K. West that on welfare for govern ment employes. Mls Morgan has been busy-paying visits to factories. That such a' woman as Miss Morgan heads tho movement is taken as a guarantee that there Will bo something doing In the reform work. In her wayshe is as determined and energetic as "her father. While Mr, Morgan is busy with the affairs of Wall street and the financial world, the daughter plays the part of St. Elisabeth arid distributes among the poor. ToK many years she has - spent every Saturday morning , at St George's parish house, where sba teaches a class of poor little girls to sew. Head of the Infant department of the industrial school there. Miss Morgan not only teaches sewing, but takes her little pupils on delightful Jaunts and excursions, some times lasting one ana two weens. ' From her father she rece! ntn....m.hin nv. einonn From her father she receives an allowance of pin , 1. . I4 ska net n I si Anl w Bhniit Iiooo on herself. year, ui inu uiuu,ji presents are nougnt eacn wnirai o7.i,j" jt . . . . . . . 1. . i....t.i.i bam Am . t. .woman lor me inianie iu in mumu poor families in New Tork, who find it very hard to get along, might tell an interesting story if they Would, for Miss Morgan pays their rent and buys much' food for them. , s. ' . i ' The heiress has tea proteges-flve, little boys and five little girls whom she clothes and supports. The tuition feee of several girl at art schools are paid by her. Her charities are numerous, and not of the least IS the sending of fresh flowers each week to little cripples whom he meets on her . visits to host Vitals. . IL Miss Morgan is ousinesanae 10 ner nntr Each morning she arises at 7 o'clock. After break ::u fast she-takes a morning, walk with her dogs. Upon t her return she goes over her accounts. She keeps - tabs on stock she owns and the dividends due, and is said to look after mere investments than the average .".'man -of affairs. ' " - Athletic, neatthy. tall as her father, ebe is a typical . outdoor woman. She loves horses and is an expert : driver- - A crack shot, ah has bagged some of the ' biggest game found In the West She Is a thorough yachtswoman, and runs her father's yacht with th S skill of a regular .seaman. . t r , Besides this, she loves muslo and literature. Sha J-egulariy attends the opera during the season in New Tork and goes each year to the Wagnerian festival e Beyrouth. She is on terms of intimate friendship wltv Frau Cosima Wagner. Her tastes In art are healthy. , ' and it was she who first objected to the production of ' "Salome" in New Tork and succeeded In having it : . ' studies Factory life V Always' interested In the girl compelled to earn, her own bread. Miss Morgan has made factory Condi ttons a Study Uer investigations have been quiet and many of her wise, suggestions have been acted upon-by min'OwnerSj-t'-iA'is--' ''t--- . A..iat with het in tha nw ruad-l Mlaa ' Bseks, whose assistance will doubtless prove valuable, v This young woman went to Chicago from, Tennessee not many years ago ana jomea me army 01 worning women. Sha was secretary io ary io a duoiuobo inn. n. she saw. that toiling women .rtrifiltlnnii . moved' her; - had no proper place to eat tneir miaqay meais, onea were driven to eaioone ai iuowi "" vu m many factories conditions were unhealthy. -f She formed Improvement dubs. , Upon her advice Cyrus H, McCormlok opened a dancing 'hall for his employes. Her welfare work was carried throughout ' the United States, and was so effective, that last year BOO was Sen oy-reuremry oj.r w , , conditions en- tne innmui v 1 Mrs, Cyrus McCormick. who aided tne wor or mis rhV movement ihaururated by Mies Morgan. Both sh Seeks in Chlca 5 .t-niiand her buband have brightened the lives of many tollers In Chicago. . several years sm cuupie oum . . . 1 i ea aetata wArlrlnrmail a . daughter Elisabeth, who. before sh mortal 10 meir ommaur luiimmiu, r i ;t v . i died, talked of building better bouses for-the laborers. d,ei, t4 -a.
