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Show SIMPSON IS RECALLED State Vice Commission Again Questions Marshall-Field Man Chicago. March 10 James Simpson, Simp-son, vice president of Marshall Field & Co.. was recalled to the witness Chair before the 6tate vice commission commis-sion today The room waB again filled, fill-ed, the spectators being largely women. wom-en. The witness was a9ked again as to the profits of his firm and again asked ask-ed to be exc used from answering. He assured the committee that Marshall Field & Co could well subscribe to any minimum wage scale law for women which might he adopted "It is inevitable,' he said, 'that any increases would be paid by the public pub-lic " Senator Juul brought up the subject of hours of work during Christmas week, but dropped some questions he had In mind when Simpson said that hours were lengthened only a half ! hour a day. Firm Could Stand Raise. Senator Tossey asked if Marshall Field & Co. could raise the minimum v. age of women to $L' a day without raising prices of goods to the consumer. consum-er. It could be done. Simpson said, and without materially affecting the pro-tits pro-tits of the firm. George Lytlon, vice president of the Hub uexl laced the commission with his back to the spectators. Lleuten ant Governor Barrett O'Hara, chairman chair-man of the commission, explained thai the commission desired to ascertain the relation of low wages to immorality immorali-ty among women. Hub Gives Annual Presents. Lytton said that It was the practice prac-tice of the Hub to give annual pres ents to its employes, independent of the profits of the year. He asked to be excused from answering an-swering a nuestion asking what percentage per-centage of the profits of the firm the if,s represented The Hub employs 160 women, none of whom receives less than ?6 .50 a week. "Do yon have to charge more for clothing than others because of higher vages?" asked Chairman O'Hara. "Oh. no." "Io you believe It is good policy to pay good wages?" ...... ( "er' ainlv " Lytton declined to state the profits of his firm There are lu4 women at the Hub rei i-i ing St', 5ft. "It has been estimated that it costs eight or nine dollars to maintain a young woman." said Senator .Juul. "Where does the difference come from?" "They live at home and it comes from the parents." Parents Help Pay Wages. '"Then you take all of a girl's time and skill and expect her parents to help pav her wages?" pursued Juul "I will say lhat we have bceu considering con-sidering raising the minimum wage to ?8." Witness said he had devoted much time to the wage question as it affects af-fects women, and that a woman can live on $S a week He promised to give the commission a schedule of ihe expenses of n working girl. "What we want," said Senator Juu!. I "is what she must spend. Never mind the pleasures. I suppose when we make a law. we'll have to add a dollar or two for recreation and the like."' The Hub, besides its gifts, has a pension fund and sick benefit. Lytton was . mphatic in stating that the Hub i could well afford to pay a minimum of j a day. He said all big corporations could do so. |