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Show SEVEH-HDUR DAYADDPTED ' . , Naah to Hare Fhre-Day '" . Week for Women CINCINNATI Ohio. July I. A even hour work day and a five-day week for woman employee of tho Naah company, which oparataa on "tho Qolden Rule" plan proposed br-Arthur br-Arthur Naah. president of Iht torn-psny, torn-psny, waa sdopted at tha semlsn-nual semlsn-nual meeting eC official of tha com panr hero today. Naah also ug-(Mtad ug-(Mtad that M oanU an hour b tha minimum wage. Naah, in recommending tha ahort-ar ahort-ar work hours, aald: "Careful Inquiry has lad ma to tha definite conclusion that practl- ' cally all tha woman workara la In-dustrlaa In-dustrlaa ara really performing tha dutiaa of a wlfa or preparing; to do so. Tha percentage of girl and woman who antar Industry aa Ufa work and do not expect to aver hare homes. I believe la leaa than t per cent. It la preposterous to ex-peet ex-peet a woman In any Industry ta do these highly specialised Jobs, work lng eight hours per day, and pre pare herself for love, husband and family. . "When I recommended that M cents per hour ahould be our minimum mini-mum wage, I want It understood that that simply means that no wage is to be lee tnan that, and I hope they will all be much more." |