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Show UiV CHILD LADOR LAW GOES L'irO EFFECT NEXT WEDNESDAY Patterned largely after tha Massachusetts Massa-chusetts child labor law and affording much area t er protect Ion to children thaa the laws of the etate now give, the ew Vish child labor lew. enacted by the legislature at the last session, will become effective next Wednesday.. The passage of this law was lanrely due to the Initiative and untiring ener-ry of Mrs. Adolph 8tmon ef this city, who for a little more then four veer had de - voted much time and careful thought to the study of possible means for the bet- ferment of children la this state. Simon had made a careful studv of the child labor laws of other states that had been adopted and were enforcing laws of a similar character, and the result of her studies to that time were summarised In a paper, which ahe hsd prepared and which she read before one of the sections of thi IiUm' IJrr.r rhih nf this geltv. , "The purpose of the low Is not to deprive de-prive 'Such children who may have dramatic ability from performing In theatrical the-atrical companies." he said, "but to give to the proper officials the legal right to remove from the theatre any children who mav be eurrounded by Influences that would affect their morals. The spirit of the law. and not Its absolute literal translation will government lis enforcement en-forcement In this regard. If. for example, exam-ple, there are children on the stage In traveling companies of a high urder. where the surroundings are moral and clean, there could certainly be no objection objec-tion "This phase of the law la designed to remove children, especially young girls, from the surroundings that sometimes aoonrnpany concert hall performances where the morals are not ef the beet. This paper was called to the attention of Superintendent D. H. Chris tenoen of the ritv school svstem snd other educators, who asked Mrs. Blmon to read her paper at a meeting of ths principals of the public scheols. With this as a starting point the movement move-ment gained many supporters for Mrs. Ptmon, who continued her efforts to s successful conclusion, when the law was ado-xed by the last legislature. The law Is drafted primarily to enforce school attendance uoon children, and secondarily sec-ondarily to prohibit the employment of minors In dangerous or unhealthful occupations, oc-cupations, and to prevent their employment employ-ment la pursuits In which thev may come In contact with Immoral Influences. "" "" atart Enforcing In September. While the law actually becomes effective effec-tive next Wednesday. Its rigid enforcement enforce-ment will not be Instituted by Superintendent Superin-tendent Chrlstensen. who. as head of the school svstem of ths city. Is ex -officio supervisor of Its various clauses, until the beginning of the next school year In Bptember. The reason for this Is that but little good could be gained by taking those who would come under the provisions provi-sions of the law and compelling them to attend school for the few weeks remaining remain-ing In this school yesr. The new law provides that no child under the- ax of H years shsll bo em- Ings ere not above question the law will be enforced to the letter. There are few. If any traveling companlee that make this territory that would hsve the slightest slight-est cause for fear 'on this score." Osrttfleateg to Be Issued. The law provides that an employment ! certificate shall be Issued by the superintendent su-perintendent of schools, who alone has that power, unless he delegates It to another who acts aa his deputy In the matter of examining as to the merits of applications for employment certificates. In the communities where there la no superintendent su-perintendent of schools the certifies tes i may be Issued only by a person officially i delegated by the board of education jjt the school board of that community. No certificate for employment may he Issued until the applicant shall appear In person and be examined by the officer Issuing the certificate. Each child receiving receiv-ing such a certificate must be able to read and write In the English language. The minor to whom an employment permit Is Issued must show a school record rec-ord certifying that he haa attended the public schools or parochial schools for not lees than 10 days during the year previous to his arriving at the age of 14 years or during the year previous to application, ap-plication, and he must be able to read and writs simple sentences In English. p loved In any capacity about or In connection con-nection with the preparation of any dangerous dan-gerous or poisonous acids, or where such scMs are used. It provides that they nay not be employed in the manufacture of paints or colors, or white lead; In packing or storing powder, caps or other explosives; or In the manufacture of gnods for Immoral purposes. Neither hall snv child under the ace of 14 years be employed In any quarry, coal mine or enaj breaker, laundry, tobacco ware ho use. ciTsr factory or other factorv where tobacco to-bacco Is manufactured or prepared; nor in g distllrerv, brewery or other eetab-liMhment eetab-liMhment where malt or alcoholic liquors are manufactured, packed or bottled. There are no children andr the ace fndiratsd In any of these llneg of endeavor, en-deavor, according to Superintendent hristensen. excent perhaps In laundries-iHnih laundries-iHnih bo vs and girls are occasionally em-pmved em-pmved In laundries, he says, but with the hvinnlnc of the school term In September Septem-ber all will be compelled to give up that employment and go to school. Most Preys Their Age. One of the most admirable features In ths new law la that the burden of proof of age la put on the child and his em floyer. In the administration of the ex sting truant law, compelling children to attend school, the burden of proof of the child's see hss fallen upon the suthori-tles. suthori-tles. Voder the new law a certificate of employment will not be given unless certified cer-tified proof of ace Is attached to the application. ap-plication. In the case of foreign children chil-dren this will be difficult, as certified copies of birth records must be attached, secured from the officials of the birthplace birth-place of the applicant. Evidence that th child Is of ths sg when he may work, such evidence as would be conclusive conclu-sive la a court of record, la the only condition con-dition under which the cert I flee tes will be admitted. Much trouble is now caused to ths school authorities by employers of messengers. mes-sengers. The new law simplifies ths work of the suthoiitles very materially. The BelsUng to Theatres. The new law provide, that no child un1r the ace tif 14 yeara shell be em-pmved em-pmved In anv theatre or concert hall. A literal Intcroretatlrm of the law will be aivn In the matter of emnloyment of inlt.1r.n In theatres, aocordlna; to Buper-I Buper-I .. ,.( r'- ..i-ni.n Isw provides that In eltlee of the Brat and aecond claaa no pareon under the aae of tl yeara ahall be employed aa a meaeenrer for a telegraph or messenger oom party In the distribution of meaeeaee or merchandise before i o'clock In the morning and after o'clock at night; and no pereon under the aa. of 11 years shall be permitted or required to vl.lt. In tha eouree of any employment, any house of III fame, saloon or gambllna bouse or any other places of objectionable objection-able character which have been discovered discov-ered by the juvenile court. Befulata Boon of tabor. I.ong hours of Isher for minors are for-Mdden for-Mdden by the new law. No hoy under the aga of 14 yeara and no girl under ,h sge of 14 years may work at any (Inful occupation other than domestic service, fruit or vegetable packing or farm work, for more than fifty -four hours a week, or six days of nine hours each. Another clause that will work ta the advantaae of hove and elrle l th la that In reference to the aala ef newspapers news-papers and msgaalneo In the etreete. Under preeent eondltlona little boys, and occasionally a little girl, not more than yesrs old, sre thrown Into the demoralising Influenceo of the street while celling papers. Ths new law prohibits pro-hibits boyeunder II years and giria under Is yeare from eellfng papers, magaalnss or other merchandise In the treat. Bootblacks Ipcloded. Bootblsck stands are also Included In the provisions ef the law. No child ahall work aa a bootblack In any atreet or public place unleee he Is over II years old. Ths educational authorities eay that there are many foreign children chil-dren employed In thle city who cannot peas the age requirement of the new law. Theee children will be forced from their employment and Into tha schools br the action of the law. The law provklee that no child under II years of sge shall be permitted to cell oewapapere or merchandlee In the etreete, or to be employed as a bootblack without with-out a permit from the auperlntendent of education. The description of the miner in detail. Including the color of hie eyes and hair, hia height and weight and dl-tingulahing dl-tingulahing facial mark and rharacterle-tl rharacterle-tl form a part of thla permit. The minora who are (iven thsss permits per-mits may not cell newspapers In ths streets, or be employed In bootblsck statida after o'clock at aisht. as provided pro-vided at thla time la tha curfew ordi. nent-ee of the city. When a demand la made for the proof of the age of any child believed to com, under the ages preerrlbed In the law, the employer of the child must furnl.h legal proof of the ages of hie employer, within with-in ten dsya and without further demand. Any failure to produce end file thle proof Is Con Id. red prima facie evidence of the Illegal employment of the child la any prosecution that may follow. Employers Beady to Help, Superintendent D. H. Chrleteneea says that employers la thla dty have generally gener-ally shown a fine spirit of co-operatloa In the etTorte of the officiate to enforce the school attendance law, and that la slmoet every caae that haa been brought to the ettentloa of hie department, the employers heve readily aided the officiate In every manner poealble. Thla eervice has been voiuntsry In svery osae, and hs I nf the nnlntnn that th anu m.i4. will be man I lasted la the enforcement of I be new law. The messenger service le the moat an- desirable avocation followed by boys, according ac-cording to Superintendent Chrieteaeen, and this class of employers has given the officials the greatest degree of trouble la the past. The messenger offices will be Inspected carefully and every provision of the law will be enforced rigidly against there, according to Superintendent Chris-ten Chris-ten sea. The work fn the field In thla city wiO fall largely to Alma C. Clayton, truant officer for the public arhooie, who will be the official repreeentstlve of the aehool board In the Investigation of all oases that come to the attenUoa of Superintendent Superin-tendent Chiistensea. |