Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1918 — STATE NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

STATE NEWS ITEMS

The Doings of Hoosierdom Reported by Wire. NAMES WOMAN INSPECTOR Governor Goodrich Appoints Mrs. A. 'T. Cox of East Chicago to Oversee 60,000 Woman Workers in Indiana Factories. Indianapolis, Feb. 1. —Governor Goodrich announced, the appointment of Mrs. Arthur T. Cox of East Chicago as a state factory Inspector, to have jurisdiction over woman workers in factories of Indiana. She will work in conjunction with the department of factory inspection of the industrial board of Indiana, the head of which is John J. Walsh, state factory inspector. Mrs. Cox will be paid from the contingent fund of Governor Goodrich, since there is no appropriation available for the pay of such an office. The governor, acting on the suggestion of Mr. Walsh, has received an opinion from Ele Stansbury, attorney general, that the appointment Is legal. It is estimated, according to the governor, that at least 60,(M)0 woman workers are employed in the factories of the state and the need of a woman inspector is apparent.