Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1904-06-04

The Cumberland Nr"s stated the cas-
this WAY:

The Cumberland .NFTS stated the case
this way:
Antonio PeluSo a naturalizcd Italian, and
his two daughters, the trio comprising one
of the most accomplished strolling Orchcstras
that has ever visited this vicinity, were
taken into custody by Constable England at
FroStburg, the father being tried under the
child labor act before Magistrate John
Chambers and upon being adjudgcI guilty,
was fined in the sum of :i1j. The fact that
the youngest daughter was under sixteen
years of age made the parent amenable to
the law.
70 the person, and there are hundreds in
Cumberland. who bcheld the sweet content
mcnt, jovial spirit and splendid health of
these children, the courtesy and kindness of
the father to his offspring as they gave their
Open-alr concerts, with no show of effort
symptom of WEAKNESS or the least indica-
ton that their task was but Il pleasant past
time, this enforcement of the law does not!
appeal kindly. and we question with the
utmost sincerity if the action of the magiS-
trate would receive the Endorsement of the
higher tribunal, to which we think, with
the utmost propricty, it should have been
appealed.
And SO on.
The magistrate says, however, that the
arrest was made under the Nagrancy
Act the "Child Labor Act and
that both from the testimony of wit
nesses and the admissions of the accused
20 discretion was left to him by the law
but to impose the minimum fine-S50.
Peluso's case may have been excep-
tional in many respects, but it is ques-
ton, ever old, whether Il general law
enacted for the protection of children
from any character of abuse can be adj
m'nistered SO as to deal lightly with ex-
ceptional instances or ignore them.
Next appeared this-from the Queen
City fOurier:
Owen England. of FroStburg, arrested the
man who, with his two daughters, recently
entertained the Cumberland people so nicely
with their vIolins. The father was fined $50
and costs, the youngest girl being under Il
years of age and came under the child labor
act 1t may have been better for her to be
in school but it looked very much better
cared for than many others in FroStburg OF
Cumberland. The officer must have
swallowed Il gnat.
1t is IA good while to wait, but the
JOURNAL will look for repeal of the
Vagrancy Act two years hence, or an
amendment permitting magistrates It
| discriminate between fiddle Migrants and
the ordinary plug tramps-uhis at the
instance of its protesting contemporaries
HC u d. 'NiH' has u
say under the heading of "a Fool Frost
burg Ordinance"
| Last week John NJ. Fresh hauled a load OF
| household goods to Homecoming for Squire
| Bowman, and on hlS return he drove t
| FrOStburg and took on a load of the SAME
| kind of goods for +, +. Daugherty. who re
Gently moved from that place to this. Blu
| about the time Fresh wanted to leave til,
| town he was arrested on charge of drayine
without license from the hog pen city govern
ment. A big cop had charge of John unit
| a search was made in the saloons for an ole
magistrate, whom John says also had loa,
on, but of different kind. Whether tn,
magistrate had license or not, John doesn
| know, but thinks he took on his load unde
the saloon keepers license.
Well, to cut Il long story short, John Wa.
| fined So and costs, and before he had time t.
get the money from friend which h,
| volunteered to do, he was locked up. Tn,
end is not yet, hOweve, AS Fresh will sue TO
false Imprisonment, and the case will b,
tried in the Allegany county court
Ii is said by frOstburg people who claim
10 know that the Ordinance under whicl
the fine was imposed does not cover Mr.
Fresh'S case at all. If it does. then an,
farm hand can be arrested for hauling pro
duce into Frostburg and returning Will
goods for another person. FrOstburg ough
to get out of its mossback ideas.
Frostburg has Transfers union
It's cardinal artlcla of faith is "pro
tectiOn.' Hence, the protection" Or
dinance objectionable to the "pro
tectionists" of Pennsylvania.