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LETTERS WRITTEN TO THE DAY BOOK Editor Day Book: Some daywhen you have time send an inspector over to 520 S. State street and have him take a look at the photographs of some of the fair beauties who are advertised to appear there. They have less clothing on them, I believe, than did Adam or Eve when they first strolled through the Garden of Eden. There are many young girls and boys who are com pelled to pass such places as this on their way to and from work and I be lieve an expose or a little limelight on such pictures would have an effect of getting our moral's censor, who con demned "September Morn," busy. These fair ladies have it on "Septem ber Morn" at her best. A Reader of The Day Book. Editor Day Boole: On Jan. 3 the following notice was posted in composing room of American-Examiner: "The rule requiring employes of the composing room to use the rear elevators must be strictly followed. "J. I. Leigh." These are freight elevators, open ing on an alley, entrance to them be ing through a narrow hallway at north end of building or through al ley. How about the law forbidding the use of freight.elevators for pas senger service.? A Reader. o o RAUS MIT SEX HYGIENE! The teaching of sex hygiene was abolished from the schools by the Board of Education yesterday by a vote of 13 to 8. There was no se vere fight either for or against the study. A caucus was held in the of fice of President Reinberg and it was then pretty well understood that after a trial of four months sex study was through. The vote stood as follows: Against "Sex: Hygiene Michael Collins, Mrs: Vosbrink, Mrs. J. Mac- Mahon, Thomas Kelly, Wm. Roth mann, R. J. Roulston, John J. Sonste by, John Metz, John W. Eckhart, Jos eph H. Holpuch,' Axel A. Strom, Ralph C. Otis, Peter Reinberg. For Sex Hygiene Dean Sumner, Julius F. Smietanka, Harry A. Llpsky, Jacob M. Loeb, Dr. Otto F. Warning, Chas. S. Peterson, Mrs. Gertrude Howe Britton, Dr. Peter C. Clemen sen. ' President Reinberg was re-elected and -John W. Eckhart, a new mem ber, was chosen vice-president. Mrs. MacMahon was appointed chairman of the" school management committee. GIRLS FORCED TO PARADE NUDE BEFORE THEIR BOSS? LaCrosse, Wis., Jan. 8. A sensa tional story that the boss in a local factory had forced several girls in his employ to parade nude before him at a noon hour was given to the Teasdale vice commission by Rev. Ambrose Murphy, a Catholic priest, who declared that to his knowledge conditions among working girls in factories here were shocking. o o WEEGHMAN ON FAIR LIST Charles Weeghman's string of eat inghouses and bakeshops have sign ed a union agreement with, the Hotel and Restaurant Employes' Interna tional Alliance, Bakers' Union, Local 2, and the Teamsters' Union, Local 734. The Chicago Cooks' and Pastry Cooks' Union are in favor of abolish ing free luncp, declaring it a menace to health. $10,000 FOR MUNY FLOP An appropriation of $10,000 for a municipal lodging house for women was unanimously approved by the council finance committee yesterday. A delegation" represented by the various clubs appeared before th committee in the interest of- the pro ject '