The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-12-20


He believes that the employers win
willingly respect the law, ance it Is
Willingly respect the law, once IL Is
partment does not intend that II shall
be regarded as n dead letter.
Il have visited practically all the
employers affected by the act i'm nv
district and have notified them that
the law must be observed" said Mr..
Scully II considered this fairer than
beginning prosecutions for violations
without giving them this warning be-
cause formerly the law appears 10
| have been disregprded by common
consent, ana little attempt was made
to enforce II. have found the en-
ployers willing To arrange schedules
of working hours that would meet
the requirements of the law. Most of
them have expressed a desire to CO.
operate with the department i'm every
way to give reasonable working con-
ditions to their women and girl help.
No Temporizing With Violators.
Nov that II Is understood that the
law Is to be enforced there will be no
temporizing with those who violate IT,
| The commissioner, Mr.. Powers, be-
| lieves that this statute is a most im-
portant one, and violations will DO
prosecuted with all the vigor the de-
partment can put into the proceedings.
! The law makes no exception of holt
days, and II is illegal to work any
women or girls more than a nine
hour day even during the Christmas
rush. Employers should arrange their
working schedules so that none Of
their female help will be required to
work longer than the lawful nine hours.
other wise they will lay themselves
open 10 prosecutions.
II have suggested TO many store
keepers that they have their girls
and women employees report later than
the usual hour i'm the morning on days
when they desire to keep their stores
open i'm the evening. Thus they can
obey the law without seriously in
terferins with the conduct of their
business. All that is needed to work
out a satisfactory schedule of working
hours is a little ingenuity. The law is
o reasonable one. and any employer
who wants 10 can arrange to observe
II without increasing his expense of
clerk hire TO speak of and without
disarranging his methods Of doing bus
,lncss.
Il can't warn employers too serious
ly TO observe this law. The depart
ment will have special agents out from
time to time TO ascertain whether it
. l..
who is taking liberties with It is like
ly to be hale! into court when he
least expects it,"
Posting Copies of Law.
Mr.. Scully has placards on which
is printed the section regulating tho
employment of women and minors.
which he is posting in business houses
and factories. This section reads as
follows:
Section Q. No male under the age
of eighteen years. and no female shall
be employed i'm any factory mill, ware
house, workshop. clothing, dressmak-
ing or millinery establishment. or any
place where the manufacture Of any
kird of goods is carried on or where
any goods are prepared for manufac-
turing. or in any laundry. store, shop.
or any other mercantile establishment
for a period longer than an average
of nine hours in any one day; and all
such establishments shall keep posted
a copy OF this section printed in large
type, i'm a conspicuous place: in es-
Establishments having a time clock such
copy shall be posted near the time
clock. Copies of this section suitable
for posting shall be furnished upon
the application of any employer by the
; commissioner of labor: Provided.
; However, That the provisions of
: this section in relation to the hours
: OF employment shall not apply TO nor
affect any person engaged in preserv-
: ling perishable goods in fruit and
: vegetable canning establishments. No
female under the age of eighteen years
shall be employed in any manufactur-
ing establishment between the hours
of o'clock p. m and o'clock a. m.
No child under the age OF sixteen
years shall be employed in any manu-
featuring establishment or workshop,
mine or messenger service in this
state between the hours Of o'clock p.
IN. and 6 o'clock n. m. No child under
! the age of eighteen years shall be
employed between the hours of 10 o.
clock p. m. and o'clock a. m. in the
transmission, distribution or delivery
of messages or merchandise.
Section 25. No person shall employ
or permit any girl or woman to act as
barkeeper, or to serve liquor or to
furnish music. or for dancing in any
saloon or barroom where spirituous or
intoxicating liquors or malt, brewed
or fermented liquors are sold or Kept
for SALE