The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-14
Inspectors Make Rounds,
Giving Information on
Child Labor Law.
PUBLIC COMPLYING.
WITH COURTS ORDER
Parents Try TO Evade Ordinance,
But Officers Serve Notice
on Them.

care You under sixteen years old,
Iboy?"
eyes. sir. cap. but I'm gOin' to get
my permit tonight Deed I am / was
I'D dere once and he tole me ter come
loack. I was Just fixin' ter 60"
( 1t wasn't necessary for the child labor
J law inspectors to tell the yOungster
what was wanted OF to reveal the iden-
htity of the questioner. Just let drop
I the mystic words under sixteen" and
ithe youthful mind instantly grasDed the
Idea that he was face to face with the
EIaw and voIuminous explanation was
next in order, provided the urchin didn't
have the necessary permit
Enforcing the Law.
/ Inspectors Charles c. Estes and Rob
3 ert A. Sanders continued this morning
the preliminary work begun yesterday
Afternoon to enforce the new child-labor
Law. Until August !, the work Of the in
bspectors Will be largely advisory. Visits
to all the business houses, offices, and
stores are being made. and employer
and employee alike are being put on
notice that the lid will go down tight
after August IL and prosecutions VIII
follow any violation of the law
/ The inspectors report that IT is evident
t-even after a days canvass that many
/ business Establishments viii gradually
dismiss employees under the age OF SIX
teen The law fOrbids any child working
II ore than eight hours per day This
Regulation IS inconvenient 20 those
stores that keep open Saturday nights
OF on special occasions A disposition IS
lbeing shown the inspectors say 10
meet the situation by curtaihnS the
number Of children employed ana SUD-
shutting older help
Parents Abuse Law.
The law is receiving it's worst drub-
bling at the hands of parents who con-
duct their own business. and who have
been accustomed to having their sons
help a little about the place occasions
ally. A law forbids this, some par
.ents hold, infringes upon the personal
liberty Of parent and child and should
he .scussed." And 'cussed'' Il is.
CONSERVATION ran rampant in several
shoe shine parlOrs operated by Greek
and Italian citizens tins morning wien
the inspectors swooped down on thehl-
you'll have TO get permit TO Work,
aG,etta da permit? Why dat? He
mine son. menda da shoe, lika dis,
said the astonished parent from sunny
Yes. I know he's your son. Very
nice boy, but it doesn't matter IL hes
twins, he'll have to have permit;
lAnd then the inspectors went carelu lIy
into detail AS they left there was
much jabbering, pUnctuated by wildly
expressive gestures and shaking OF
heads.
+ Many Permits Issue.
In the meantime, the work of issuing
ipermits goes steadily on at the Frank
lin school. Clerk Wilmarth may b'
found at his desk from 1 TO o'clocl
and from TO 10 O'Clock any Afternoon
Eand night and the steady stream o
callers indicates that the ambition!
youth has arisen to the occasion an'
will ask permission to work, something
unknown in the history of this city.
The inspectors will complete a can
vass Of the city by August l, and vii
then begin TO pick up here and ther,
and take before the courts Of justice al
those who have not taken the warnings
given.