Evening journal., 1915-01-23

bons did moi want 10 hurt his feel
ings at any time. ] simply regarded
him as inefficient and he might be
doing his best"
Miss Bissell said she knew that Mr.
Thompson did not write his name on
the list of Mr.. Gibbons references.
Air. Thompson was chairman of The
old Child Labor Commission.
Miss Bissell went on. with permis-
sion Of the Investigators, to tell #
special permits and cases that came
under her observation She cited an
instance OF two girls employed in a
Brandywine Park theatre without
permits, and a twelve-year-Old child
performing on the stage and Singing
questionable song" She also told
OF a girl, Mary Taylor. employed N
the park, which she brought TO the
attention of Mr.. Gibbons to be cleared
up as a shocking case" She quoted
Inspector Gibbons as saying that be-
cause of some disagreement with
Father Waldron there was no use Of
him asking the priest for the baptis-
/ nal record After much difficulty this
case was cleared up. Miss Bisseii
said she went through the street
markets and found twenty violations,
hut Mr. Gibbons turned in no VIOLA
tions. The next week, she said, Mr..
Gibbons got busy and turned in a
long list of violations in the markets.
The next week. Miss Bissell said she
found p violations IN the markets
one morning. and Mr. Gibbons turned
in only four violations.
4 didn't see him I'm the market"
said Miss Bssell. II considered the
field work was being very inaccurate
ly and inadequately done"
She also told of complaints being
made about children driving teams
about the city
Stirred n Hornets Nest.
Miss Bissell said Inspector Gibbons
stirred up a hornets nest by telling
some Gamers down the State they
were not exempted when as "A matter
Of fact they were exempted. Miss
Bissell said. that acting with the au-
thority of the president of the com
mission she had written TO the can
ners of the error. She said Charles
W. Bush, secretary of the commission,
a lawyer, assisted the commission in
interpreting the law.
Miss Bissell told Of q case where
Mr.. Gibbons found a boy driving "a
harrow down the State. 'He said he
would like TO arrest him." said Miss
7 Bissel. 81 told him agricultural pur-
suits were exempted. He insisted the
boy was a driver"
The next time charges were pre-
/ ferred against Mr.. Gibbons was in Oc-
! tober, Miss 'Bissell said She said
notes, or letters, were sent TO the
Child Labor Commission, reporting
what the supervisory committee had
found. They reported in various
ways that the inspector was ineffi-
cient" said Miss Bissell. "Mr. Gibbons
answered the notes but his answers
were not considered satisfactory. You
will find his answers in the news
papers"
Miss Bissell told OF an instance
where "A boy was working at niPht
and Mr.. iGbbons said he had issued
a permit under a waiver based on the
attorney generals opinion. The attor-
ney general told her, Miss Bissel said
that he had given the permit early
under the operation Of the law. In
a permit to q girl. to work at night
in store, He said he did so under
the discretion he had under an inter
probation of the attorney general.
said Miss Bissell She cited an in
stance at The Playhouse where sh,
said Mr.. Gibbons had issued a permit
illegally to a boy
1T was at that time that Mr.. Glib.
bons ordered me from his Office" Miss
Bissell added
She told of a manufacturer calling
her up and asking whether certifi
Gates issued TO boys in his employ on
the record Of family Bible wer,
valid. Miss Bissell said Mr.. Gibbon.
asserted no such certificates had beer
issued to the boys in question. Later
he found they had been issued. "Bu
there was no affidavit, and the law re
quires an affidavit" Miss Bissell said
She said Mr.. Gibbons had been sen
to Baltimore to familiarize himsel
with the duties Of child labor inspec
tor. The Maryland law is similar to
but not identical with the Delaware
law After the law became operative
a letter Of Instructions was sent on
by Inspector Gibbons. I'VE formu
lated the kind of blanks Mr.. Gibbons
. wanted" said Miss Bissel. telling o
the cooperation of Mr.. Bush with he
for that purpose. 1--WE approved o
them,' Miss Bissell said. "The lette
Of instructions was included"
! Miss Bissell said she considered tn,
: birth certificate the best evidence
Mr. Jones read the letter of instruc
tions sent out, showing various
methods for child to procure a Ger
tihcate.
But there must be an affidavit II
addition explained Miss Bissell.
But the letter says nothing abou
J. requiring an affidavit" said Mr.
Jones.
!. mo. but the inspector was tol,
x that it was required" answered Mis-
/. Bissell when we told him abou
n il, he said he knew the law from
y TO u, and there was nothing in /
about an afiidavit."
IL. In response to question. Miss Bis
u. sell said that at the December meet
~ ing lrenee DUPONT and BENJAMIN A
~ Hazel were appointed a committee {
d. ask Inspector Gibbons IL he had re
quired the afiidavits. and the com
q, mittee, after conferring with him, re
ported that Mr.. Gibbons had not ia
To quired the affidavit.
So I'VE wanted TO give him an oppoI
er tunity TO resign. We wanted TO Il
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