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Show WOMEN FILL MEN'S PLACES IN NORTHWEST y teeelei News Service. PORTLAND. Or., Jun 1. Women conduct ore soon may be- collecting fareeand helping mothers with be bice board the street cars of this city. Ths local traction company le gathering data regarding the women who are serving aa railway employe In Kngland and Francs. Ths growing shortags of labor In ths Psolfle Northwsst is alarming transportation and other oor-poratlona oor-poratlona In Portland 4e conductor are employed. Women have replaced Jspaness as car elsansrs In ths Spokane terminal of the Spokane. Portland Seattle railroad, a part of the Hill system. Railroad offlolala feel that women will do the work Just as wall and will rs-Isass rs-Isass ths men for heevisr labor. Already one of the large department stores of this city has been forced to place womea aa floor walkers, who have taken the pool Gone nude vacent by men who have enlteted. |