Evening journal., 1915-01-25

WORKING OF the Maryland law, WHICH |
is almost identical with the Delaware
law, and found that the commission
there did not require the affidavit. !
The reason for this was that the
child would be required to pay so
cents to obtain a public birth rec
ord, which in many cases would 'be
hardship. II was therefore decided
best by Mr.. Gibbons, without con-
sulting the commission, to accept the
christening record, although he ad-
mitted that the Delaware law speci-
fically required it.
Before presenting the christening
record. however, the child's parents
were required to take affidavit that
they had tried to get a public birth
record but could not. Therefore 20
make them take this aftidavit would
be making them take affidavit TO a
falsehOod
Said Law was Not Enforced.
In reply 10 Mr.. Hilles. Mr. Gibbons
, declared that the law was not
strictly enforced. He admitted that
though 65 per cent. of the certificates
issued by his clerk were not valid,
he had never found IL out in his work
as inspector. He admitted also that
he presented special permit cases as
needy where the family income was
$21 a week. and child only II was
given a permit in such a case. He
said. the law requires a physicians
certificate with each application for
an employment certificate, yet a
/ physician has never been appointed
and the physicians certificate is
never given. He stated that his con-
nection with the commission had
! been harmonious prior to last July.
Mr.. Jones: "You say that prior to
July you were in harmony with the
commission Will you state what was
the reason for the friction at that
timer"
A. THE reason was that charges
we're preferred against the inspector
which were sent TO all the members
of the commission, but not to me.
That was the first time I entertained
any feeling In the matter. l thought
/ should have received them also"
Q. How did you find out about
them"
A. "A certain party, not a member
of the commission. procured a copy
and gave II to me-"
@. How was il signedf'
A. "By Miss Bissell."
Q. "As chairman Of the executive
cOmmittee?"
a. NO; think it was just signed
Miss Bissell."
Q. "The charges were not prefer
red in a formal manner?"
A. II received none"
Q. did you answer the allega-
} tions?'
A. "I did, and I was informed by
two members that they we're satisfac'
tory, and the matter had been dis
missed"
Q. did your relations with tn,
commission become harmonious after
that?"
A. Il never heard anything from
the commission from that day unit
n the 18th of December"
Q. "Other charges we're preferre'
n against you IN December. We're yol
given a chance to answer them"
A. NO"
;. q: Were they the same?"
A. mo; OF a different character"
: Q. What were the charges?"
A. "None were ever preferred
L
the newspaper reports" Mr. Hillel
r asked whether Miss Bissell, with Mis-
Bird, had not come TO the office II
o December, and told the inspector tina
his clerk was giving employment Ger
tificates without the proper affidavits
= Mr.. Gibbons admitted that they had
He denied that Miss Bissell had ex
. planned TO him in January last. at tn
!. beginning of his work. that his clerl
> must take such affidavits and withou
+. pay, as required by the law.
Mr. Gibbons was then asked vha
q inquiry he had made relative 10 th'
charges and what he had learned iron
D.. such inquiry.
. Saw Mr.. Mendinhall.
q ITO get at the bottom Of the af
: fair" he said, 81 went to Mr.. Mendin
\ hall, and asked him what we're thl
" charges made against me on Decem
= ber 19. He replied: There we're N
/. charges against you, and If 80. the.
are so insignificant they are hardl.
% worth mentioning. The charges wer
+. only the animosity OF a woman
Miss Bissell has got the commission
j into a mess"
Vi Q. what do you know about you
dismissal?"
A. mot anything"
Q. Were you present when dis
missed?"
10 A. mo sir"
- In reply to Mr.. Hastings the depost
inspector stated that he had received
, salary of $500 per annum and col
- tingent fund of $500. making S2lOO
oil Of fhie attt,, ha ennnt C7T0 for III,
> ming expenses. He had given all his tin
I. to the work, opening the Office about
: > a. m. and closing it near 6 p. m.
: Mr.. Hastings; "Mss Bissell stat,
i that she endeavored TO assist you
: much as possible to carry on the wor
= Is that truef"
y A. "She did Just the reverse
y Mr.. Gibbons explained the Brandywil
u Springs affair and street market case
which had been referred TO by Miss Bi
= sell stating that he had enforced Il
! law in the Brandywine Springs case, al
: had about 10 OF II of the 20 street ma
y = ket cases reported 10 him by Miss Bi
! y sell already on his list.
I, That ChautauquH AFFAIR.
He explained that his first troub
with Miss Bissell occurred on the occ
J sion of the visit OF the Chautauqua
this city last summer, when the new
. papers had printed story TO the effe
y that children were employed at &
- Chautauqua in violation of the law al
had pointed out that it was a joke
: Miss Bissell, as she was a member
= = the Chautauqua committee and I
Z Child Labor Commission He stated th
u IL, hoI oolf,I , r,toof;prr of tho corp,,,