The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-10
LABOR IAN vI0lATORS
MERIT RfPR|nARDS


Twenty-one cases of alleged VIOLA
tion OF the states labor laws were
heard in the Police Court at Charlottes-
viile yesterday, the result OF the acti-
vities OF agents representing state
Commissioner of Labor DOherty. Cap
tain Charles NJ. Wallace represented
the Bureau of Labor a. prosecutins
attorney and the cases were heard Dy
Police Justice c. d. Shackelford. Inc
warrants were sworn out oy MISS u
NJ. Barbour, deputy factory inspector
Of the department. A feature OF the
proceedings was the request OF the
Judge that Captain Wallace read the
labor laws to NUMBER OF the oe-
PENDANTS, who were charged with the
violations of the child labor and ten
hour statues
The court, after dismissing some OF
these warrants in which the wttne sses
gave conhfcting evidence, found others
guilty He stated that as all these
ware first offenses and the parties evil
IDENTITY were ignorant of the law. he
would dismiss them with a reprimand
and a warning that they must obey
the Law In future. 1t was then that
he requested Captain Wallace to read
the law TO the accused, which the lat
ter did, explaining the effect of the
various provisions as he went on.
Following are list of the cases and
their dispositions: A. T. Carter. grocer,
717 Main Street, charged with violating
the child labor law. The boys father.
Clements, testified that his son was
thirteen years old and sometimes
worked until 10 o'clock at night. Guilty,
dismissed with a reprimand and warned
not to work the child any longer.
r.. W Furloines. . West Main street.
CHARGED with working a boy under
age. Accused plead guilty and adj
nritted that the boy was only thirteen
years old, and that he had worked
until 10 and II o'clock on Saturday
nights. Guilty. dismissed with rep
rimand.
Samuel Robinson & Son. 100 East
Main Street, charged with working
boy under age. The boys father, w.
g. Kennedy. testified the boy was eleven
years old on March II. 1915. Guilty,
dismissed with a reprtmand and warn
ing TO discharge the hoy Mt once.
3. -0herdnrfer. 3n1 Main Street.
charged with working boy fourteen
years old after r. NJ. Guilty dis
missed with q reprimand.
Pence 4 Stirling. iss East Main
Street charged with working boy
under age Plead guilty. and admitted
SnAI the ROF WAS tHittEcH cA1e bAu
and worked until 10 and II p. NJ.
Guilty. dismissed with rerrtmand
8 III. Kahns. aIs East Main Street.
charged with violating child labor law.
pkad guilty. Case dismissed
The Niche Company. publishers of
law books charged with working nine
boys under age. The facts were ad-
mitted. The court decided that the
law did not apply In this case and
dismissed the defendant.
The Model Laundry, e. A Joachim.
manager. charged with violating the
ten hour law. Pleaded guilty. dis
missed with warning.
J. p. Ellington, III West Main Street
charged with working girls over time,
Guilty. dismissed with rerrimand.
l. Shapiro. 7hl Main Street. charged
with violating the ten hour law. Gull
~. dismissed with reprimand.
Miss l. c. Zimmerman a22 East
Main Street, charged with working
girls overtime Guilty. dismissed with
reprimand.
Bean Floyd. asl West Main
Street. charged with working girls
overtime. Dismissed.
r. W Feucherherger, II Main Street
charged with violating the ten heur
Law. Dismissed.
Home Steam Laundry, NJ, n Burton
manager, charged with working girls
overtime. Plead guilty. Dismissed
The following named were charged