Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-18

summarized the progress made since the
last meeting IN the matter of regulation
of ncwsbov's hours and ages the ndmls-
sion az Young children to moving picture
shows. and the working conditions IN
certain local industries, regarding all OF
which progress toward definite results
was noted
In discussion of the rcpor,s presented
bv the inspectors, the matter Of truancy
from the city schools was brought MP,
and George h Miller, president OF the
Board of Education, announced that
plans were in preparation which will en-
ahlr the schools to mintain truant officer
and one ar two assistants, during the
balance of this year. when suitable pcrst MS
have been found to fill the offices.
cuup LABOR INSPECTORS REroRr
The mann facts Of the report Of Child
Labor Inspector Charles 4. Ilagncr are
incorporated In the presidents report,
but there aTc many interesting details
among other things II I~ noted that:
The large number of reissue Of Ger
rhcntc~ j. an Indication that the Child
Labor law Is being complied with. II Is
al-, u proof that the children are follow
u.s Lmd rl.cy9 IA th,u efforts to posc us
workers
Dn Monda, .buc q, the Supreme
Coiiri ~ tho nrcd States declared the
IrdrfaI Cm.d lahor law t. hC unconStI-
rItional and invalid II may be OF interest
a. mote th9t two days after we had tclc-
plun, call- trnn three concerns employing
,ltIdfcu. desiring to know IL thrv could
Vprk the tutdrcu employed hy them -
b,ut- p,r week, IN lieu Of Is, as provided
d, Tine Federal law. The number ot
,aidf.u Who have applied for and received
rupel mcut certificates between the
arc- . { and l6 wears, and who had only
atf.acl hvc YEARLY grades, was alarming
II nr-c duuug the past wear. When we
cau fdCr chat a normal chtld should have
.mpttcd hvc yearly grades az the age Of
u 80 We me at a loss lor proper cN
pluIurn d, to why 81 many children nj
thr arc "a II or l5 Years were only
plp,-.
lhc rccnt epidemic of influenza was
responsible 70 quito m extent for some
vcN promising rbldrcn beng forced %
-,cN employment. Another feature deem
cd worthy ot mention IS the number Of
certificates issued ~ cnldrcn who were
NOT compelled THROUGH force 81 circum-
stances "a leave school. due 10 Che lirc ot
mah WAGES.
lbc report of Miss NJ. Edna Palmer,
who wa. unfortunately prevented hy III
mes. from beng present cuVc d"t8lls -
condition. found IN lnyn~ti-a'ing nh@crv-
anrc &c -ntary PruN-l. ihc .a". hc
rcport SAYS
During thc ,car lYlN thcrc were ,503
establishments cur. lng women suit
J,rt to thc ltn lIaur lav. ih.- an ln-
GREASE oi .i07 establishments over hat q
n.f ,c1r. ln .iaffun I fbc namhcr II
nov ,~t,hH hrru'- 1nftaNrr women
ior thr first tmc w1u, oii c-tl. .l~h
mrufs have introduced women INTO de-
partmcut- Lcrrtoierc EARNED un lN men.
lhe t.tal number 81 unmcn employed
dlrr- thc wear Is luniI, tu increase a
.G5- over thc uunhcr oWploHcd ~ lHl1
There h.- hcyn general shifting u
women rpm tac ~r a.l mercantile AND
manufacturing Establishments ~ tar
higher pli var udu~trrs. hc dnmapd
inr women u thr utMJt.un ta,tari,- ln
I'll, State bias hccu greater Than thD supply
nuung thc yrar. 14I1 VISITS ot mn
srcrtou were madc aud 40 violations
n,u noted and corrected. iAc SANITARY
laH fr I,ualg lmpioyc- hAs hrcn a
uf.r4nuu tar ouc year. oi the l.hlo
establishments cafaiarucd, 1NN were found
satisfactory, ana .5N unsatisfactory.