The evening world. Newspaper, November 20, 1919, Page 28

see Wale dots ia hee «3 RPE by tale y 2,750 Department Store _ Employees Own Stock and ~ Work Under Bonus System ‘— William Filene Sons’ Company of Boston Regard - Their Employees as Partners; Alt Are Members be of the Co-operative Association; Workers (et : 20% Discount on Articles Purchased at Store; . Free Nurse and Lawyer Propided; Bank Run by Be Workers Pays 5%, Interest. : The Bvening World to-day prints the eleventh article of a series deat ing With profit sharing and co-operative plans of big companies of the Country which are working on the problem of industrial unrest. The articles are written by Martin Green, a staf’ correspondent. of The Bening World, after a thorough investigation, The experiments are wholly different in scope and application and should prove of interest to ali employers and employees. The Evening World believes that there _ Gre many employers of labor whose methods of sharing profits with their employees are not generally known. The papgr would like to hear from these employers. - { By Martin Green ee (Special to The Evening World from a Staff Corraspondent.) ‘Coperight, 1919, by The Pres Publishing Co, (The Now York Bvening World.) store with 2,750 people on the payroll, which can be closed by the employees at any time they see fit, not by a strike or a walk- ‘There is such a store. It is the William Filene Sons’ Company spe- ialty shop in Boston, which is the pep-lest institution of the kind I ever In all but financing and ac- ‘tual merchandising the employees run by means of what is known sections. The employees of the odd numbered secti elect, one worker from membership in th 7 ally which fs the’ governing the organization. The so choose in the Ai the Presid aie association they are ex-officio members of the Coun [ that the om- There are seven & wage-carn- the Coun- members. large of py making the total membersh: Members of the Board of Ar- bitration, ene from ench ceation i i E rf u i ne j E the associa: dates for each. Pigon: day ral- Seaman rite di ect ption is carried on. At the close of the election the store news- paper gets out a scare head extra announcing the result, the losers con- tulate winners and everybody juckles ¢ wn to work. THE COUNCIL CONTROLS ALL SHOP CONDITIONS. All the activities of the employees, covering every phase of shop von- ditions, are controlled by the Council through organization committees and executive officers. R. L. Harlow, Cc. E Coyne, Mra M. Brennan and Mre M Wicker are the* guiding spirits, Space will not permit men- tion of all branches of service, but the clubs cannot be overlooked. These are the Men's Club for all the male employees, the Women's Club for women over twenty-five years of age, and the Girls’ Club for women under twenty-five. Women who pass the age of twenty-five retain their membership in the Girls’ Club if they wish, but in that even, they may not join the Women's Club. Each club elects a President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer, and through the officers the club conducts its own affairs, Mr. Coyne is counsellor to the Men's Club, Mra. Brennan to the Girls' Club and Mrs, Wicker to the Women's Club, The club members take all their troubles to the r. Their conferences are confidential. Working with the council is the Committee on Committees of nine members, six of whom are past Presi- dents of the F. C. A. This committee advises the President on appoint- ments of sub-committees and execu- tives of the association, The Execu- tive Secretary, who is the actual director of the association is s0- lected by the council and the appoint. 4 BEES E store is divided into twelve Some of the Activities of the Filene Co-operative Association. ints for ent pe Ae insurance board, en'cut Ask the sounseller about it. A_ bank, whose officers are elected by you, whose funds are , secur er cent. on your pavings. *Basy fo withdraw and deposi ‘The F. C. A. has a lawyer whose advice is yours for the asking. Do not get into tangles when a few minutes will keep you strai You can borrow an umbrella’ frome the F. C. A. for five cents a day, : There are three men's olub, women’ girl In some oi there is a vacant chair waiting for you with delightful enter- tainments and instructive eve- nings. If you bowl, there are two ling leagues, Tickets for many of the best ean v discoun' J OSTON, Nov. 20.—What would an old-fashioned employer think of a! tnritty BREAD IRE AOE PP ha . is * Whoen Highballs Were Within the Law a Hotel Room Was $3 a Day— Three Doliars for the Room Was Plenty—A Guest Would Spend His Night in the Bar—Hotels Got Their Profit From Hard Stuff Then—Hotels STILL Get Their Profits From Hard Stuff, but Only the Mattresses Are Hard. OUNTRY'’S greatest industry is vetoed, we pay a tax on shi toothpaste, tickets and tires. a@ drop to drink! By Neal R. O'Hara Coorright 1910, by The Prom Publishing Company (The New York Brening World.) now tax collecting. Since booze was rts, neckties and soda water. Also Taxes, taxes, everywhere, and not Excess taxes, excise taxes and excessive taxes—and every one of ‘em exasperating. Everything's taxed, including the water- wagon’s capacity. Only tliing as cheap now as it was five years ago is the back number of @ 1914 magazine. Dry country is a great thing fqr the’ cactus crop, but that’s all. Guy that buys anything nowadays discovers that everybody pays for Prohibi- tion, more you're taxed. Only incentive is When highballs were within In the old days the thirsty guys paid the freight. To-day it’s the guys. More you save the more you're taxed. More you spend the to throw your dough in the sewer— ‘out, But by notification to the boss that the employees have decided to and there's a sewer tax at that. Booze may have filled the jails, but it also ‘1oek the doors for » definite or indefinite period. He would probably drop | kept the Treasury glutted—that’s one thing the boys forgot. Prohibition’s an artistic success, but not at the box office. ‘ the law, a hotel room was $3 a day. Three dollars for the room was plenty—a guest would spend his night in the bar. Hotels got their profit from hard staff then, Hotels STILL get their profit from hard stuff, but only the mat- + tresses are hard. That's why a room is $9 a day now, In the old days of excise taxes on got soaked. It’s complicated, but it’s and bath for $3, while the beer-hou: licker, only the guys that got soaked true. The teetotaler got a nice room ind downstairs paid the bil). To-day everybody pays the bill, .Room costs the beer-hound $9 a day and costs the white ribbon boys the same.. Only difference from formerly is that the beer-hound now gets more sleep in his room. And the only consolation is that the drys now get soaked along with the wets. It’s an ill wind that blows nobody's nightcap away. v Same thing goes for temperance quaffs. Soft drink now is soft to drink and hard to pay for. Price for a horse’s neck in- ‘cludes its pedigree. Mineral water costs like rubles were fhe ‘mineral, And near beer is far too expensive. Drink list in a swell ment is confirmed by a five-sixths vote of the entire council, The salary of the Executive Secretary, who cor- responds to the welfare manager in some of the big co-operative institu- tions, is paid by the store, Mr, Har- low is unanimously regarded as the best man for the place, and his re- appointment by the council as they arrive in the office each year is a matter of course. ‘The management does not concern itself in any way with the workings of the Filene Co: ive Association, but contact is intained throug! director, T. K. Cory, heads the personnel py t ore organization. He rep- resents the management on all occasions when it is advisable for tha council or the Exceutive Seoretary to get together to con- sult about matters relating to the interests of the entire per- sonnel of the business. ‘The F. C. A. council and the store board of directors-on which latter body there is an employee representa- tion of four members selected by the stovkholders of the corparation from! six candidates presented by the F. C./ A. each year—decided to try a new system on bonus awards and wage! yments this year, namely, that the ficreases from bonuses and profits should be found by the employees in the pay envelope every week. The new plan was adopted and went into effect Sept. 29. EMPLOYEES GET BONUS WEEKLY. Instead of dividing a lump sum once & year as has been the custom, the employees now receive in their pay envelopes each week a proper: tionate share of the amount they re- ceived last year in such lump sums, In other words, their participation in profits and bonuses now comes to them as part of their pay and every- body is exceedingly happy. The Board of Arbitration, consi: ing of twelve members, elected by sections, and a Chairman appointed by the President of the F. C. A. from the council, is exclusively an em- loyee body and its power is abso- jute. On the back of each rae store pay envelope is printed the following instructions ‘to employees (quoted here in part), which explain the powers of the Board of Arbitra- tion quite fully: “In case there is a deduction from your salary for any charge which }you think unjust, appeal to the Board of Arbitration through its member on your floor, “The Board of Arbitration consists of twelve of your fellow employees whom you elect each year by secret ballot. The purpose of the board to secure justice in the administra- tion of the work of the store, and its duty is to see that justice prevails ther by initiating an inquiry or by anting a hearing to any member of the F.C. A. “The scope of its activity includes all cases in which any member of the F. A. has reason to question the justice of a decision by any one in a higher position or by the corpo- ration or by an F, C. A. committee. the cases which the board cons'ders are the following: “Dismissals, reductions in positions or wage, transfers, requests for pro- the store who motion or increase in wage, location cafe now looks like stock quotations in a ball market. Price in- cludes the tax. Customer furnishes the kick. It'syno longer called a cabaret. To-day it's tax on soft drinks, a tax on food and a cover charge. Cover charge is for your knife, fork, spoon and napkin. and rolls and 10 per cent. for the waiter’s tip. The toothpicks are free! Indignant customer asks why he pays it on the Prohibs. Claims his plant can’t thrive in dry weather. the Wage ‘Proble taxicabaret: You pay a There's an extra charag for butter 80 many extras. Cabarobber blames ‘! THURSDAY, NOV m EMBER 20, 1919 Pretty Chinese Portia Studies New York Women | ‘To Learn Suffrage. Tactics Miss Soumy Tcheng, Lawyer and Journalist From Peking»Has Come to sentative of 2,030,000 This Country as a Repre- of Her Countrywomen to Learn the Latest American Methods by Which the Chinese Women ‘May Bring, About a Success- ful Suffrage Victory. By Fay Stevenson Coprrieht, 1919, by The Prees Publishing Co, (The Now York Evening World.) 66 S soon as Shantung was awarded to Japan I gavo up all hope of doing anything for the women of China,” declared M Soumy Tcheng, a Portia of the Orient, who has just arrived from Peking and comes here to lecture on the Shantung question and to study our Government in hopes of gain ing ideas for her own country. Miss Tcheng is yo Yep, Prohibs have taken the “hurray” out of cabaret, Reason there's no more “hurray” in cabaret is that the stuff that cheers has been scrapped. No more manhattans in manhattan, and no more bronxes in the Bronx We're lucky there's still a few queens left in Queens. Worst of it is, taxpayer now has extra high dues instead of extra dry booze. Costs more to’ stay sober in November? than it did to get stewed in June. “Stuff that warmed the stomach used to furnish the internal revente, But what chamce have we got for internal revenue when we've all quit|the Parliament of China. drinking? external stuff like face powder. ment going—not a guy's concoction. vampires stayed as nature made ‘em, progress would go blooey. is a Pullman berth. Prices soar can’t eat, drink and be merry without paying a tax of some kind. ay ect down erimes and slaughters, but it eliminates dimes and quarters, Land of the free lunch has become an ex- Prohibitio: orbitant place to live in} Local fall guy or a visiting fireman can find that out for himself. He's only gotta stroll along Broadway and” peek in a few cafes. lobster palaces are now named after As the hero said in the melodrama: “It’s the woman who pays—and pays—and pays. Taxes have made the high cost of living higher and the gen- eral public mad, Only thing that’s taxed and still remains lower That's why the Government now gets internal revenue from Girl's complexion now keeps the Govern- If the peroxide blondes and rouged Congress wouldn't get paid off and and the public’s sorer. A guy | pugnant to me,” she continued, He'll find the the suckers instead of the shellfish, Verily, mates, times have changed. And so bas ‘Times Square! Your Sweetheart’s tae Characteristics Handwriting. Copyright 1919, oy The Press Publishing Co, (The Now York Rvening World) JOE NIX (No. 1).—Idealistic, proud, high strung, tactfully frank, diplo- matic, versatile, intuitive, forceful, affectionate, refined, Imaginative, but cautious, Not easily imposed upon. Good mind, moral, éxecutive. Hon- orable. Tendency to be easily dis- couraged, but ,will power usually comes to the rescue, Spemimen 2-—Your very clever friend with pronounced literary taste is thrilling and magnetic, alsd excel- tent business man, but when thwarted can be exceedingly disagreeable. Brooks no interference and loves ma- terial things. Kindly when not in- convenienced. Smooth tongue, Knows just when. to be dramatically frank ang when tq be the Sphinx Some- what evasive. Type that loves ma- terially, Latks the high ideals of No. 1, Somewhat quick tempered. Indi- cations are ambition, financial suc- cess. Subtle, fascinating. Considers his code of morality in some ways"his own affair, Straight business, how- ever. You yourself are childishly truth- ful and sincere. While you have cer- tain force, you have’ not yet found yourself, You are refreshingly naive, 1, J. T.—Insufficient specimen indi- cates extreme refinement in every way, versatility, tact, fluency of thought. BLANCHE M.—Methodical, pains- taking, diplomatic, refined, molest good mind, literary tastes, imagina- tlon; ultimately optimistic, though at times fighting against discourage- ment; saving;, normally responsive, but gives out much love to certain ance, judgment of suggestion com- mittee. “The decision of the board is final for all cases arising within its juris- diction. “In cases of dismissals a two-thirds vote of the entire board for reinstate- ment shall: be an ofder on the store manager for reinstatqnent, In all other cases a majority Vote of the en» tire board will decide the case and if cases of @ salary reduction shall be an order for refund, The Filene employees give a big show at one of the Boston theatres once ar and Boston wil! say that it is as good @ production as brought here Ly travelling manage The last show, called “The '19 Jolie was given in June. Mr, Harlow wrote the book and music and T. F. Dixon and G, G, Goldie wrote the lyrics, The cluding chorus, employees, in- in the store, missing sales, shortage: lost packa; breakages, torn or lost garments, differences ployees, ¢' erences and the F. wages, between em- tween F.C. A. A. eoenasitien, and of forty pieces, one of Boston’s standard musi- cal crutainations, The show ran three success; should be bolder and less critical of self; charming companion. ANNABELLE W., Brooklyn —In- sufficient specimen indicates material tastes, little imagination. @ A. B. Brooklyn — Insufficient specimen indicates affectionate na- ture, some sens of humor, L. ROSE, South Brooklyn—indica- tions are sincerity, constant, mildly ambitious, but no leader; modest; should make good husband; affe tionate, Cc. A, M., Brooklyn—Splendid bal- ance, acquisitive of knowledge, little intuition; indications are excellent provider, affectionate, appreciative, cautious @s to matrimony. CLAIRE, Paterson, N. J.—Insuffi- cient specimen indicates governed by impulse; erratic; material tastes, D. &. L.—Somewhat careless and procrastinating, at times given to the blues; honest, modest, kindly, sense of humor, latent literary qualities; g00d mind when he chooses to use it; certain amount of efficiency, but lacks initiative; is easily discour- aged. E. C. Ba Jersey City—Insufficient specimen indicates initiative, ‘con- structive ability; ability to hate, E. L. K» Brooklyn—Well balanced, saving, convincing talker; love of the beautiful; decided literary bent, though not in an imaginative way; flatterer; apparently frank, but clos mouthed regarding important ma‘ ters; intuition, tempered with logic; agreeable personality; indications are success; will always be a mixer, no matter whom he marriqs, K. V. C.—Good enough mind, but too careless and proorastinating at present to do anything well yet. Is versatile, tactful. Imeginative. Se- cretive. Lacks congentration and sye- tem, Fond of phydical exercise, Not altogether frank, Hardly stable enough for immediate matrimony, L. J. 8.—Insufficient speciment indi- cated some enthusiasm, Pretentious- ness, EDITH K. Brooklyn—InsuMcient specimen indicates some eccentricity. HELEN M. J.—Should suggest this man see physician, Indications are that he needs complete rest and ab- solute quiet, D. J. B.—Too broad views of life in neral to be hampered by religion. jeneath certain genial qualities, great pride. Socially as well as financially ambitious. Lavish spender, Great tenderness. Inclination to keep busi- ness and gocial associations strictly separate, precy, pleasantly aggres- sive, Good husband, MARY GC. Jersey City—dnsufficient TWO MINUTES OF OPTIMISM By Herman.J. Stich Copgright, 1919, by The Press Publishing Co, (The' New York Evening World), The Man Who Delivers the Goods, man who delivers the goods! They are the magic, words that strike responsive chords in hearts the universe over! The whole world loves him, for the whole world loves the man who keeps he faith, who accomplishes his task, who runs true to the noblest in- stinets of the race. The man who delivers the goods is everywhere sought. In fair days and foul he holds the most responsible places, he receives the greatest re- wards, He sells the hardest pros- pect, lands the most impossible or- der, untangles the knottiest web, he drags opportumity out of bed. No discouragement is 80 deep but he can wade through it; nb criticism is so caustic but he can deflect it; no storm ig so furious but he can weather It. The demon “setback” only makes him tug hard and plug harder; he has plonty of sand, and if he feels himself sipping he looses it and clamps down the brakes, He*may be unheralded, but everybody recog- nizes him. He is sometimes slow in coming, but he always arrives, Bw the way ever so dark, his énthusiasm ia @ lantern and a torch, Be the night ever so pitch, his burning zeal will light his path. All the elements may be against him, but the elements of his greatness will conquer and carry him on, Whether the duty be little or’ the trust big, he never swerves from his mission. No obstacle can loom so huge that he cannot pulver- ize it; mo detail so trifling that ho will not dispose of it. He hag defied barbaric frighttul- ness; dared miasmic, reeking, steam- ing African jungles; laughed at ma- laria and poisonous, stinging insects; blazed trails that teemed with lurk- ing, hideous death! invited mutila- tion; traversed ghastly wilds and wastes; scorned tropical plagues and pests; flaunted fear, savagery, be- nightedness and cannibalism. All through the ages the man who de- livers the goods’ has been inspired by passionate tnterest, led on by self-dontrol and the obsession to sorve. pak Ga Pa BUT WHAT IF IT SHOULDN'T? Should a recently invented hand- bag for women be opened accidentally specimen indicates conservatism, af- fection, Inclined to be clannish, Bagian 4 ny or by @ thief the contents would be protected by « buttoned dap mystic |,j) cat the first impression Mer" her debut in eo- ciety, but the mo- ment she speaks all \ the qualities that make her a lawyer — and fournalist come to the front, Daring the Peace Con- forence she acted as secretary to the Chinese delegates and represent- ed 2,000,000 of her countrywomen. Miss Tcheng was alfo a reporter for “I cangot tell you how disgusted I was over this Shantung affair,” Miss Tcheng told m@ with a little stamp of her foot and a tilt to her head that thoroughly expressed her sentiments, We were sitting in her room at the Hotel Patterson and [ had asked her to tell me how China felt in this mat- ter and what the attitude of the Chinese women is in regard to their new Government and suffrage. “The deal was so unjust and so re- ‘that { decided to travel and help arouse world-wide sentiment against it. Ja- pan, of course, should receive com- pensation for her work in the war, but it should come to her at the ex- pense of the enemy, not from a nation of the Allies. “China was very slow to go into the \ \ i | | war. She is a peace-loving country, but when America, the Nation she holds in highest esteem, went into the war’China said: ‘It is time we go In too!’ Like America, China did not en- ter the war for gain of territory or y. motive other than to save hu- manity, But she would not sign the peace treaty when Whe realized that Shantung was still to belong to Japan. “Let me tell you about Shantung,” sald Miss Tcheng, pointing her fin- ger at me and going to the very roots of the matter in the true Ori- ental way combined with a lawyer's point of view. “Of course you know that Germany had two missionaries killed in Shantung and then, becom- Ing enraged, took it away from us. ung and very pretty. She gives one of being a young girl about to make her views, every day she rubs her eyes a little more and sees that South Chirfa is right in adopting mod ern ways and openime her doors to al That is all the women are waiting for. The moment North China thoroughly awakens and puts aside the old ways of centuries back, the moment South China wins her over, then suffrage will prevail, Then the women who have worked just as hard, and in many cases even harder than the men will step in and take the vote.” “In other words, you do not wish to bungie matters by shocking the old part of China,” I suggested. “You prefer to use a woman's instinct and step in at just the right time.” “That is pxactly it,” declared Mtss Toheng. “We know how the greate: part of China feels; we know they want to give us the vote, and w know it will take bui a short time to win old China over; therefore we are willing to wait. It will not tak: us as long to gain. suffrage,” she smiled, with a meaning twinkle 1) her eye, “as it took you New Yor! women. We are going to wait unt! we know things can be put throug just like ligttning. “This war has done a great dea! toward developing China,” continued the little Portia of the Orient. “The North of China sees the resulta of the Eurépean conflict, that one-man power and militarism is a thing of the past, that right by might i» short-lived, that a government of th« people for the people and by th people is the lasting and only gov ernment insuring justice to all “We need the help and assistanc of America. China is desirous of af filiating with non-military nations. and she looks upon the United State: as the one great nation to whom sh can turn for help in her difficultic As proof of her admiration she has patterned her political system alons the lines of American, me thods.” “And doesn't Shantung lic just be tween North China and South Chinu between the old and the new China? I asked. “That is just why we want to gain possession of it,” suid Miss Tcheng with spirit, “otherwise that is going to be the dividing line, the thing which keeps China from developing and opening her doors to modern views. Do you think tht the peac settlement can be a just and an en during one if the erievances of a na ion 0 000,000 people 0 righted?” * Missal “All I know,” I answered, “is that your Government has found in you « very able Ambassador," as well as a charming one.” GOING DOWN! Coppa, 1019, by The Ure Vublishing Le, (The New York Evening World), DEAR GROWN-UPS: Do you realize that the most scientific human beings are CHILDREN? Then why argue Then, during the war, Japan took with them? There can be no Shantung from Germnay. At the|| argument between rsons Peace Conference Japan said she who are trying to do What is would give Shantung back to China SOMETIME, Can you blame China for refusing to sign the treaty?” I shook my head in silent sympa- thy and then I asked Miss Tcheng about Woman uffrage in China, right, and we may be sure that children always WANT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT, Was it Balzac who said “Never importune’a child”? “It is coming ang very, very soon,” she cried, “We women workéd just as hard as the men to bring about the republic and elect a President. | But we do not want suffrage too| soon!" A faint smile hovered about) her ivory cheeks, evoking the power- | ful seduction and mystery of the| Far East. “China is just rubbing her | eyes, and we women are willing to! walt until everything Is settled be-! fore we wake hor up. We give our} time and energy, but we ask noth- ing. If we are too quick we might| do morg harm than good. China is/ still divided into two distinct ideas and ways of looking at life. North! China clings to the old ways, but South China is democratic and wants to develop. We women are working hard to bring about the change which will make all China ‘think as ONE Government, “very gay North China ls changing If you have a clear com | ception of what you want @ |] child to do jt ts not necessary to tell hint WHY you want it done, unless you want to teach him @ lesson, Your child 1 9 PRIVATE in the great apmy of WORKERS, It is not for him to question what you tell him to do any more than a private has the right or would dare question the ordérs of a perior. Children are AT WAR alt the time—they are in the thick of the fight between right and wrong—the same struggle you went through, and when you tell your child what is right to do,Jbased upon your good Judg- ment or ripe experience, see that it is done—promptly. Yours truly, ALFALFA SMITH,