Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-17
FEDERAL AGENT VISITS WATER
LOO AND F,Nos FEDERAL
STATUTE ioNoREp.
MANY FACTORY owNfRs
LIABLE 70 PROSECUTION
Astsundsd a Conditions Found 70 Ex.
ist-ossds ~ Factories Which
visiats Statute May Do Barred From
Shipment In Interstate cemmsree
Fer Thirty Days.

RAG W1l&TiOO, sept. 1t.--E ACtoiiSS dhu 9
number Of Arms in this city employing
young workers are being accused Of
violating the child labor Law which
went int effect Sept. l, and unless
more care y taken with working per-
wits ot children under Is years of age.
are in, danger Of federal prosecution,
according 10 officsals.
Miss Grace Ament, 5sint truancy and
pscbatien officer. who began her duties
here Monday, coming direct from Chi
cago, where she had been associated
with the Juvenile Protective Associa-
ton. 80 she i astounded 1t condi-
lions N waterloo. that they are much
woFSs than she had expected. While
busy with truancy cases last week, the
new "children,s officer" has located
twenty-aye violations. nearly all veri-
fed, Of the child labor law in Water
loo.
AL reports VIII be Investigated and
1eported to the employers, who will
then be liable 10 prosecution unless i'm
mediate change il made and great care
exerc1sed in the future.
Violation Of the child labor act will
place factories in an embarrassing
position - any goods manufactured
contrary to its provisions are debarred
from shipment in interstate commerce
for thirty days, after which time they
are considered Clean" Enforcement
OF this clause would practically tie up
business for month.
Requirements Of Law.
Under the provisions Of this act no
children under II years of age can be
employed; children between the ages
Of II and 1e may be employed in any
al. the debafTed places upon having on
file = proper work permit, but they can
not work Tor more than eight hours
any one day nor more than forty-eight
hours in any one week.
Working permits are issued by the
school superintendent and new per-
mits must be secured for each posi-
ton until the child il over Is years
of age. They viii not be issued until
work Is secured and then the school
superintendent will forward the work
permit to the prospective employer. IN
no instance will the permit be given
directly to the child.
ION 81 number Of employers that the
only permit required was paper stat
ing that the child was Of working age.
signed by his father. The law. how
ever requires satisfactory age records
be submitted in case there il any doubt
Of the child's being less than Is years
old. Birth certificates, school records
certificates OF baptism. record in family
bible showing no sign OF tampering, or
in last resort certificate issued by
the medical inspector Of the schools. are
accepted az required evidence.
Rsquirs Schooling.
The phrase Of the act, requiring that
working permits be granted only to
children having finished the sixth
grade, Is catching many would be
bread winners" number Of young
sters nearing Is years have woefully
neglected their studies with the idea
THAT they would soon be freed from
school and permitted to go to work.
In many instances they have been en-
couraged BY their parents. Now. what
ever their age. they must have finished
the sixth grade before they can go 4,
work
Truancy reports haye brought to
light the fact that parents are keep
ing children out Of school for home
duties 80 much that the mental devel-
epment Is seriously hindered. Young
girls Of large families are n worse
nosition than boys and in many In
stances are made into little household
.drudees. Miss Ament Gays she will In
vestigate these cases and see that the
children receive Ill the schooling pos