Evening journal., 1914-06-18

Bissell he had stated that the articles
were correct as he had given them.
Mr.. Gibbons explained that the law
prohibited boys under the legal age 60
work in or about theatrical entertain
ments or exhibitions, and he was about
to give data TO show that the Chautau-
qua was am exhibition when Miss Bis
sell stated that she would admit that il
was an exhibition, but contended that
the boys had not been employed and
had received no compensation.
Mr.. Gibbons len made the following
statement:
Captain Of the tent crew Raymond
L. Bye selected three boys from a large
crowd of boys standing around the
grounds several hours before the after
noon performance Of the first dav.
Buckley, II IL years OF age; Bradley.
l3 years, and one other BY the name OF
Jackson, IA years, and dismissed an
other boys from the ground and retain
ed these boys every afternoon and even
ing during the week, for the purpose of
serving programs and counting the peo-
pie as they filed into the tent. Other
duties were to pick up papers and keep
things generally clean and run errands.
For such service they were admitted to
the tent free OF charge.
sIhe first notice had Of the bows
was the second day Of the Chantauqua.
The father Of one Of the BOYS came 10
me and said: You will have to get
after the Chautauqua people for viola.
tion OF the Child Labor Law. as my boy
was employed yesterday with two other
boys to serve programs. told him |
Wonld give them permission, but / did
not want them to stay very late at
night. lie told me it would be quite
a task to get them away until after
the moving picture show. He also told
me while waiting for his boy to take
him home he remarked to member OF
the Law and Order Society: You had
better get after these boys He re-
marked: II is not my work. Another
city official said it ought to be some
body's soon.
Il went to the Chautauqua on Tuesday
night, next to the last evening. / saw
one OF the boys serving programs
said to the gentleman lat the ticket
Office, you are violating the law in per
mitting these boys TO work without
permission. He said we do not wish 10
violate the law and we can dispense
with their service Immediately. as we
can do the work ourselves I said: j
have given permission in accordance with
Section OF the law, which makes their
work legal. On the day following ats l
was going out of my Office ] met Mr.
Maxwell Of THE EVENING JOURNAL
coming up to the office to see If ] had
any news for the paper, which he and a
reporter OF the Every Evening do every
day and It is understood by each Of us
in case one gets any news he is TO give
It to the other, if they should not come
together
Il told him | had been to the Lyric
Theatre and had the police stop the
sale OF tickets and clear the place, which
was done, and the proprietors ordered
% appear at the City Hall and / took
them in hand for violating the Child
Labor Law. having children taking part
in the performances that were not vet
sixteen years Of age The reporter then
asked me about a violation at the Chau-
tauqua. | told him | had heard of il
also, and last night ] went to the tent
somewhat after ten o'clock and saw one
boy with programs, and as / started to
one Of tile Chautauqua crew I thought
il was violation, but since ] had given
permission it was now legal. / said in
regard to Chautauqua j don't think /
would say anything in the paper He
said he would like 10 say a few lines
lokingly on account Of Miss Bissell being
50 prominent in both bodies / then
withdrew my objections ! also made
the same request in regard to the Lyric
trouble. ! am aided by the newspapers
~ the enforcement OF the law TO d very
great extent, much more than any of
you could believe. So many people read
the paper that would not read the Jaw,
this as matter Of fact gives me q verv
kindly feeling towards the newspapers.
And il any wrong or injury was done,
none was intended. ] give my entire
time to the work, including evenings and
Sundays. | have not vet missed one
whole day since my appointment. /
have spent both time and money to try
and make it what was intended. to be
q law that would better the children
physically, mentally and morally"
Miss Bissell stated that she under
stood that several of the boys playing
around the Chautauqua tent had been
permitted to enter the grounds by the
attendants and after entering they had
volunteered to distribute the pro-
grams. The officials good naturedly