Evening journal., 1915-01-04

MI. DUPONT remarked inhi tnc-e AoNi
points all seemed to him indictments OF
OF the Inspector. The commission was
not supposed TO know OF any defects in
these matters unless the Inspector re-
ported them, as should do. "Nou don't
want 10 own dog and do your own
barking. The Inspector should do the
barking for the commission by seeing
that the law is enforced Mr.. DUPONT
said
II developed during the cfoss-ir that
Miss Bissell and Mr.. Coady, consisting
of the executive committee OF the com
mission. had mot done thing" during
the past four months as regards con-
lcrcnccs with the inspector.
Miss Bissell referred to a quarrel |
that Mr. Coady and Mr. Gibbons had /
had on Delaware avenue. after visit Z
of the committee and the inspector to 1
Mr. Scott at the high school. Don't !
you remember, Mr., Coady' she said !
chow Mr. Gibbons started quarrellins
with you in the school building, and
you Quarreled all the way down the
avenue TO Mr.. Gibbons office? | was
really ashamed to be seen with you
both on the street Then, in his Of
flee. he was so abusive to us both that
never would go there again With
you"
Miss Bissell called upon Secretary
Bush, at this stage, TO tell about the
attitude of the inspector when they
visited him in his office TO ask about
a case.
"He was discourteous." was the reply.
81 could not 20 60 Mr.. Gibbons Office
without witness" Miss Bisscll vol
luntecrcd
Wasn't that after the friction had
dcyeloped?' Coady next asked. lie was
answered in the affirmative
Finally, Mr. Coady offered the fol-
lowing: Resolved. that we recon-
slider the hasty action taken at the
last meeting in ruling Mr.. Gibbons
from office"
This was defeated 8 TO 8. Vote was:
No-Mr dupont. Miss Blssell, Mrs.
) Watson. Mrs. Emery and Chairman
/ Mendinhall-5. Yes-Messrs. Coady.
+, Hazel and Marvel
e Then. on motion of Miss Bis
. sell and seconded by Mr. DUPONT, Il
p was decided that Mr.. Gibbons be re-
moved from office. The only votes in
the negative were Messrs. Coady and
I Hazel
% Applicants For The Position.
% The list of applicants for the inspec-
u tOrship was read. Il was:
Carlton o. Miller, 1922 Beech street;
" Roy Delaplaine, physical instructor
and a teacher at Friends School;
Samuel j. White. 1902 w. Seventh
: street; S. H. Foulke, Montchanin (;
r. Stephen j. Leech, COS North Franklin
y street; Harry A. Fritz, 519 McCabe
/ avenue; William II. Jones, S23 Ship
4. ley street. H. c. Sinclair. 29O4 Mar
ket street: William A. Horn, RehO-
O both, Del. Harry E. Klund, 617 T.
= Fourth street. DR.. Harris NJ. Carey
is Odessa, Del; and Earl Newman, a
d student at Delaware College
e Mr.. Horn was recommended for the
e place by Bishop Kinsman, of the Epis'
y copal Diocese of Delaware.
It II is said that Mr.. Miller was the
i first choice of several of the commits
ID sioners, if satisfactory arrangement
~ could have been made with him III
at present is teaching in a school neal
New York City.
J. Miss Bissell said her choice for tn
} place was Mr.. Delaplaine, but mas
: much as he could not secure releas
n, from Friends School until June
~ she decided upon Mr.. Miller as an al
tentative The latter was the origina
,r choice of Miss Bissell for the inspec
o. torship a year ago. when he was dc
al feated by Mr.. Gibbons.
a Union Labor Protest.
. At this juncture letter was read fror
nt committee of the Painters Unior
le addressed to Chairman Mendinhall
le protesting against "the summary man
N ner in which you have requested th
resignation of Mr.. w. j. Gibbons a
as child labor inspector, as we under
ct stand, without giving him an oppol
I'd tunity for defense"
re AS the reading Of the resolutio
by was belated, Mr.. Coady objected, b'
ed cause it was not read earlier. M
TO Mendinhall explained that II was a
ne oversight.
n John c. Saylor, chairman of ii
de arbitration committee of the Centri
no Labor Union, referred 10 the actio
n of the union on January last in pas
ing a resolution criticising the con
er mission for not giving il an oppo
tunity 10 have a say In the selectiC
.ly of commissioner. Representa-
he $500 union men in this city" he sal
-p- 1--WE believe We should now be heal
81 before new inspector is chosen
ne He pleaded that Gibbons be allowed
IN present defense, and urged tn
ith nothing be done in the selection of
ms successor until after the Centr
&c Labor Union shall have acted on q
ed' matter at its meeting tomorrow eve
80 ing
F. F. AS it has been alleged that q
ne resolution originally passed by q
.oi labor body was seemingly written
the typewriter of Miss Bissell-th
III was one of the contentious that j
as to the trouble-Mr. Hazel asked N
or Saylor If he knew where the resol
III m tion came from.
ne ~ "Why, yes" replied the speak'
~ 1T was p.esented by II. A. w. i
"" han, delegate"
'u- Were any letters written to {
-, Central body on the matterY' n
'us Hazel asked.
~ Mr.. Saylor hesitated at this jun
~ ture. Miss Bissell asked him
speak up" He finally said he
but not know of any missiyes havil
a., been sent.
Miss Bissel said that she had be
for accused by Mr.. Gibbons and Mr.. Hai
ON of having written such a letter, !
inc that on the contrary. she had refus
after Mr. Gibbons appointment ID
emit January, to take part in any prot'
it against him, because, as a member