Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 299, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 December 1913 — Young Woman’s Tip Gets a Seat in Street Car [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Young Woman’s Tip Gets a Seat in Street Car

KANSAS CITY, MO.—Do you believe In tipping to get a seat on a street car? If you don’t there is one young woman in Kansas City who does. The young woman got on a Rockhill car at Eighth and Walnut street*.

As she pushed her way forward through the crowded aisle many of the passengers notioed-her air of Independence as* indicated by her soldierlike carriage. She could not have been much more than five feet tall and she was as straight as the proverbial ramrod. As she made her way forward it was observed that she looked closely at each seated passenger. Finally she stopped opposite a seated negro woman. She leaned over and spoke In a whisper to the negro woman. The negro nodded and arose at the same time holding out her itching palm. The young woman dropped a dime In the negro woman’s hand, seated her--self, unfolded the Star and instantly was oblivious to the smiles of the men and looks of astonishment of the women passengers. Beside her sat a woman elaborately gowned.

She looked her diminutive seatmate over from head to foot. The look was jwt especially approving. Finally she could contain herself no longer. “Did you pay that woman to get your seat ft she asked. “Certainly,” was the smiling answer. “I have to do it every once and a while. You see," she went on, “I work pretty hard all day and when night comes I’m pretty tired. I can’t ask a man to give me a seat, so I pay a dlu>« for one'when I think I see a probable customer.”