The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-10
YOUNG CHILDREN
LABEL WH|SKEY
Bureau of Labor Brings Charges
Against Hatke and Straus,
Gunst & Co.
NEW LAW PROTECTS WOMEN
Inspector Clinedinst Seeks Evil
dence Against Distilleries Said.
to Employ 12-Year-Old Boys.

That children OF tender age and wo-
men arc employed in different distil-
leries, brewerics and wholesale liquor
establishments in Virginia. two OF
which arc in Richmond. is the charge
made by officers OF the state Depart
ment of Labor.
Warrants were issued in the latter
two cases yesterday afternoon on evil
dence secured by j. bernard Clinedinst
Industrial Inspector of the department.
The arrests In these cases follow "A
long and searching inquiry by Inspcc-
tor ClinedinSt. The accused arc
Straus. Gunst e Co, Cary Street, be-
teen Ninth and Tenth. charged with
employing women In the bottling de-
partment, labelling bottled spirits. and
y. fatkc & Co, S00-SOS East Cary.
charged with employing children under
the age limit. In the Hatkc case the
prosecution. directed by Labor Com
missioner ]. H. Doherty, Is the first
of its kind since the new law went
into effect. The specific charges in
these cases are based upon section 3
OF the act approved March "a of this
year. 1t reads as follows:
NEW LAW PROHIBITS
EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN
M male under twenty-one years of
aEe ana no female shall he employed
in amy capacity in any place, except
hotels, where intoxicating liquors are
manufactured. bought or sold, packed
or shipped. except mercantile cstab-
lshments in the country. ANY person
having authority TO contract for the
employment of persons in any place
tNccp. In hotels where Intoxicating
liquors are manufactured. bought, sold,
packed or shipped, who shall engage
or contract with any male under
twenty-one years OF age. or any
female, to work In any capacity In any
place. except In hotels, where intoxi-
eating liquors arc manufactured.
bought. sold. packed or shipped. shall
be deemed guilty of misdcmeanor.
and upon conviction thereof. shall he
fined not less than So nor more than
SO: provided, however, that nothing
IN tnis act snail be construed to apply
TO females whose full time Is employed
as bookkeeper. stenographer, cashier
or office assistant; nor shall the pro-
visions of this act apply 10 CANNING
factories and fish-packing establish
ments located in the country sections"
INSPECTOR believes
HIS ACTIONS ARE WATCHED
The result of the prosecution i'm tho
ttatkc case Will be watched with keen
interest by liquor mon and the Anti
saloon forces throughout the State.
Ihat the Department of Labor has
had breweries and distillerics I'm differ
ent parts of the State under surycil-
lance for some time Is known to the
brewers and distillers. Inspector
Clinedinst admitted yesterday that M
mad found the quest for sufficient evil
dence against certain big establish
inents peculiarly bafilinE. AT times It
would appear that a watch was kent
on MS movements. SO alert were the
suspected places. Ile said that he was
confident in certain cases that the law
was being violated and he had so re-
ported TO Commissioner Dohcrty. But
ne was -Sherlocked at every turn
Nevertheless, the inspector is convinced
that In some of the suspected whiskcy
houses boys OF twelve years are at
work, and in certain brewcrics boys of
thirteen years, all outside OF Rich
mond. This circumstance, no doubt
VIII lend an added zest to the prose-
cution of the cases now in hand