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Show REST PERIODS FOR WOMEN WORKERS Washington, D. C. Feb. 4 John Skelton Williams, the new comptroT ler of the currency, Is being lauded by 500 women workers of the treasury department for an order which he promulgated, directing that there be two rest periods of ten minutes each during the women's daily toll. The order was Mr. Williams' laj official act as secretary of the trea6 ury. The women affected are those who daily count millions and millions of dollars worth of stamps and as the work Is nerve-racking and the responsibilities respon-sibilities heavy, Mr. Williams believes be-lieves that they should be afforded a few minutes' relief from their monotonous mo-notonous grind. The order became effective today and for tho next two weeks Is being tried as an experiment. experi-ment. If it proves satisfactory it Is to be made permanent oo |