The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-27
WORK ID u|CHTEN
 CHILDREN BURDEN
Only Three States Have
 Done So as Yet
STOP STREET TRADES
Rev. Ryan Suggests That States Fix Minimum Wage to Be Paid to Women Workers-Indorse
 Mir. Borah's Bill

Louisville, Ky. January 26.--work done and work yet to do in the way of light ening unreasonable burdens upon women and children that the child may have a just opportunity to gain an educa- ton, was considered at tonight's ses- sion of the eighth annual conference or the National Child Labor committed
 Only three states have to date frightened the burden of the widowed mother, ac- cording to Mrs. Florence Kelley of New York, who told of the Ohio, Illinois and Oklahoma laws which grant pensions to needy widowed mothers, providing the fatherless children are kept in school Mrs. Kelley reviewed the progress, or lack of it, over the country generally.
 McDermott Speaks
 Lieutenant Governor McDermott of Kentucky, who presided, spoke of the measure now pending before the state legislature designed to regulate the con- ditions and hours of labor of females under the age of 21.
 The Rev. John A. Ryan of St. Paul suggested that the various states fix 8 minimum wage to be paid to women wage earners. Mrs Minnie R. Trumbul of Portland, Ore, reviewed the work under way on the Pacific coast. and Miss Jean NJ. Gordon of New Orleans, formerly state factory inspector, re- counted some of her experiences and told of the workingssof Louisiana s child labor law.
 "A time will come when children will no longer engage in the street trades" said Mrs. Florence Kelly of New York, general secretary of the National Con sumers league, today.
 To Stop'Street Trades
 She addressed the conference of the National Child Labor committed
 "The selling of newspapers and all other similar avocations will be given over to adults who are prevented by physical or other disabilities from en- gazing in more active lines of livelihood in the future," she said.
 F. Chopper of Cincinnati, secretary of the Mississippi Valley States Child Labor committee recommended school authori- ties be permitted to say what children may engage in gainful occupations while they are still of school age.
 Miss Lillian Quinn of Pittsburg assert ed that the court authorities should, in a large measure, do away with many of the present disdemsanors.
 IndOrse Borah's Bill
 While delegates to the conference came here to discuss problems of interest they did not let theory stand in the way Of practice at the opening session and they changed the entire order of business ato rush through resolutions urging Con gress to enact Senator Borah's bill cre- ating a childrens bureau in connection with the department of commerce and labor.
 The resolution was adopted unanimous ly and Dr. Samuel McCuen Lindsay left at once for Washington to present the memorial. Beginning this morning at g o'clock, seven busy sessions will oc- cupy the attention of the delegates dur ing the ensuing AS hours.
 Street Trades and Public Schools, . was the subject of the first morning ses- sion, presided over by Edward W. Frost of Milwaukee.
 On the programme were Seth Potter of Buffalo and E. N. Chopper of Cin- cinnati
 At II o'clock Dr. Helen T. Wooley of Cincinnati opened the discussion on In dustrial Training and Vocational Guid- ance." She was followed by w H. Bison of Cleveland; Alice P. Barrows of New York; Annie McCord of Pittsburg, and Pauline Witherspeon.