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Show SEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE NATIONAL CHILD LABOR COMMITTEE WILL HEAR NOTED SPEAKERS AT I BIRMINGHAM, ALA., MARCH 9, 10, 11 1 t! IP sali li it y - 4 im w- im sll !aaJ J r 'w pmb'M I 9ihv h lu3HL' ' I BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 7. The seventh annunl child labor conference under the auspices of the national child labor committee will be held in Birmingham on March 9. 10 and 11. The leading topics of the conference will be "Uniformity Tn Child Labor Legislation." and "The Conservation of Childhood." Prominent speakers from various parts ot tho country will be present to discuss tho importance of harmonizing the child labor laws of different statos nnd to xtrgo the standards stand-ards already established whero child labor reform has been most successful. success-ful. Among the speakers whohnve agreed to altend tho conference are Colonel Roosevelt. Governor Woodrow Wilson, Jane Addams. Hull House. Chicago: Dr. Folix Adler, founder of tho Society for Ethical Culturo, New York, and chairman of tho national child labor committee: Owen R. Lve-Joy, Lve-Joy, genoral secretary national child labor commlttco. Hon. Charles P. Neill, United Staj.es commissioner ot labor: Senator William E Borah, of Idaho, Mrs. Florence Kelley, secrc- 1 W?V It M?Jm$tmm ,s tary of the NntUma' Consumers league: Hon. Homer Folks, of Now York, president of tho National Conference Con-ference and Corrections, and Dr. A. J. McKelway of -Warfhlugiop, secretarv of tho southorn -tates national child-labor child-labor committee. Other' prominent speakers who have been Invltod and whoso presence Is also anticipated 1 are Hon. A. T Stovall, commissioner M ' j of uniform laws of the American Bar CjJ association. Mississippi, Miss Kato & Barnard, state commissioner of cbarl- Wj&i; tlqs, Oklahoma, and Dean Herman S Schneider. University of Cincinnati. Wj&? The program will also Include ad- limf dresses from the governor of Ala- t hSF hama nd a number of tho leading JtP citizens of- Birmingham. Including an J; address ot welcomo from Mayor Exuou Vfc?' J |