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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28
CHILD LABOR LAW ENFORCE
MENT REVEALS BAD CONDITION.

The processes OF federal law ad-
ministration have brought automatic
ally into view the vicious circle of
child labor, illiteracy. bodily feeble
ness and poverty. This statement Is
made in a report on the Admins
tration OF the First Federal Child La
Dor Law" issued today by the u. S.
department of labor through the chill
dren's bureau. AS necessary aid
in the intelligent enforcement Of this
law body of important material
was collected showing the conditions
under which children go to work.
In states 1t was necessary for the
children's bureau to handle directly
the inspection Of certificates and the
issuing of certificates. During the 8
months in which the first federal law
was in force over $4,000 children In
these states applied for certificates
of age. Nineteen thousand six hum
dred and ninety six certificates
were granted to children between
IA and 16 years Of age. almost
as many to girls as to boys. Less
than one per cent of these children
could furnish birth certificates as
evidence of their age, and only two
per cent offered baptismal certificates.
Two-fifth submitted Bible records and
one-f fourth life insurance policies
About one-fourth of the children,
however, could furnish no documen-
tary evidence, and had to secure a
physicians certificate to show that
they were over fourteen years old.
Many Of the children who were
found underweight when examined by
a physician had been working in the
mills for several years. Some gained
quickly when taken out Of the mill and
put on a better diet. With others it
was difficult to reach even the low
standard which the physical require
ment required. Many Of the parents
to whom physical defects in their
children were reported were unable to
pay for medical attention. and In
most cases no public clinics were
available to lend assistance.
One-fifth of the children In the five
states left school when they were in
the fourth grade; almost a tenth OF
them had never attended school or had
not gone beyond the first grade, and
only one twenty-fifth had attended
the eighth or higher grade. Their
educational equipment was even more
limited than the grade which they last
attended would indicate. While 1908
children expecting to go to work had
not advanced further than the first
grade even when they had gone to
school at all, 1879 could not sign
their names legihly and 1,190 could
nos sign their names at all. over
one-fourth of the children would have
been refused certificates If ability to
write their names legibly had been
requirement.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28
A DAILY MESSAGE
eY DR.. WILLIAM e. BARTON
AMONG FoLks.

Ralph Waldo Emerson said that
America had produced two great
poets, Daniel Webster and Father
Taylor.
AS to Webster, we know what he
meant. Webster wrote no verse, but
he had great imagination, such as a
poet must have.
But who was Father Taylor?
No one needed to ask that question
in the days when Emerson was
preaching in the north end of Boston
Emerson attracted the intellectual few
but the throng, including hosts from
the aristocratic part OF the city. went
by his door to listen to the man who
talked to sailors in the old Bethel in
North Square.
Two drunken sailors were looking
for the place one night. and they tried
to read the kerosene-lighted sign.
BETHEL. One of them spelled it out
painfully
Beet, beat. heel, hell" and then
he cried, That's the placer
When Jennie Lind visited America
she had no doubt where to attend
church in Boston. There We're men CT
great learning, of which Father Tay-
Tor had very little. but none OF greater
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28
heart or greater native gift Of elo-

heart or greater native gift OF elo-
quence.
When Father Taylor lay dying.
friend said to him. Father Taylor
you soon will be among the angels.
II don't want to be among the
angels" replied the old paan. want
to stay here, among folks!"
There are folks enough in the world,
and varieties enough. and we some
time have occasion to weary OF them
But one Of the best things IN life Tor
all Of us is the privilege which we
have Of living here on earth, JUS
among folks.
When Father Taylor grew OLD, ne
formed the habit Of talking to himseiI
as he walked along. "Why do you
talk to yourself?" he was asked.
Because enjoy talking to SEN
sible mani"
But even the privilege of talking to
q sensible man, which, by the way,
does not always come to the man Who
talks to himself, is not to be compared
to the value Of living among and talk
ing to folks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28
ne" he said gravely. "that is another

me-, he said gravely. that is anothe
thing"
knew that had hurt him, and will
the knowledge mood of defiance
seized me. After all, it was only OF
Dicky's account that I had hesitatet
about dining with the young physician
|--Dicky, who certainly had been any
thing but considerate Of me during the
last few hours.
I felt reckless, careless of conse.
quences. 1 turned to him with little
excited laugh.
Don't me silly" said, and / pur.
posely made my tone as friendly as
could. IT shall be delighted to take
your prescription; in fact, think it 6
most charming one"
He caught me by the hand and drew
me to my feet boyishly. as if a sudden
weight of care had fallen from him.
"Come along then" he said. "Have
you any choice as to restaurants; dc
you liant one with music or without? p
8. let you discover that for your
self, ,~eplied, mischievously, you Sc
lect =. restaurant, and afterward I'll
tell .,Afk '1ether or not you've guessed
right
"I'I just take you on that" he re-
piled, and then we walked on in ST.
lence out of the building and into a
crowd outside, which was rapidly dis
'persing.
But in no direction could an empty
taxicab be seen. When DIR. Petit had
assured himself Of this fact he turned
to me ruefully:
I'm afraid there isn't taxi to be
found anywhere" he said.< do you
want to go over and take the subway
to some up-town place? or would you
rather walk to one OF the less preten-
tious places around here?"
"oh, let us walk by all means" ]
returned, for I still felt stifled by my
experience in the crowd.
Are you fond of sea food?" DIR. Pet
tit demanded abruptly after we had
walked Almost a block south from the
Garden.
Love it, responded promptly.
We'll then" he returned. 81 think
you find place a few blocks down
here. It's the oldest chop and oyster
house in New York, rather shady
neighborhood, but perfectly respectable
itself, and they serve the best Holsters,
crabs and oysters you can find in New
York"
Then lead me to it, said. with a
reckless quoting of one of Dicky's IA
vorite slang phrases. I felt rather than
saw DR.. Pettit's quickly suppressed
look of surprise at my words. for 1
have always rather prided myself upon
my avoidance of slang. But in the
reckless mood that had seized mo did
not much care what anybody thought.
1t was as if I had flung away my
real sober self in the way / would
toss aside shabby old coat. For one
hour at least would be merry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28

knew he couldn't get 1t Il he spen'
everything he had. He had an OBJECT
and he saved for it.
"Thus the saving idea brings reia-
lively immediate results; it is mol
merely security when the might COM
eth but security the day after To-
morrow. For. with capital there Is
q bulwark against which one can
stand and dare things. One obliter-
ates the pressure of immediate neces-
sity: one can take chances with q
certain amount of protection. II one
is wage Garner. working in GER
tain position at certain salary
with such a backing, one can afford
10 take another position which prob
ably does not pay SO large salary at
first. but which offers a better OPP
portunity for advancement"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28
PRESS COMMENT
Road Foundations.

j
1t is pathetic to see how much good
money has been wasted in unscientific
highway and sidewalk building. at a
time when the people are in such need
of better facilities. Many cities have
spent money lavishly on cement side
walks, and have seen these walks
was not laid.
Enormous sums were wasted when
cement roads were first constructed,
from failure to secure the right sub
grade. Millions are bling wasted in
some places In providing a thicker
road surface than is necessary, and in
others on roads that are bound to go
to pieces under modern traffic. The
federal bureau of roads is urging all
road builders to have soils thorough
ly tested for study of their bearing
power, so that the road men shall
know just how much traffic founda-
ton can hold up.-Gainesville News.
Cash the Coupons.
In spite of all the talk about hard
times, there must be good many peo-
pie in the United States who are not
in pressing need Of money. The Fed
6Tdl treasury lS III pUSSSSSlOn Oh 400,-
000,0 900 OF unclaimed interest on liberty
bonds.
Different reasons are advanced for
the failure of bondholders to- cash in
their interest coupons, but the reasons
are not very sound. One suggestion is
that the owners are waiting until
smaller income taxes prevail. Another
is that probably many persons unac-
customed to handling securities have
failed to keep them in safe places and
so they have been lost or destroyed. It
is even limited that many persons may
not know there is interest to be coll
lected.
Probably in no instance would the
amount Of unsolicited interest be very
large, but still it is foolish not to col
lect 1t. Persons who follow this course
rob themselves of the interest upon
that interest which could be theirs by
cashing the coupons and depositing the
money in the nearest savings bank. Or
they deprive themselves of the use OF
money to which they are entitled for
immediate needs. Moreover, II every
one would cash in their war bond cou-
pons. the tidy sum of sS3.00o,00O, thus
put into circulation would help to ease
the general financial situation.-Tam-
pa Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28

SIP, TIC iioLlL pullt Dy ltdly.
Can German pay? Yes. But will
she? We don't know.
1t seems to be the custom in Ire
land TO burn customs houses.
%
England ought TO turn Ireland loose
now while Germany is occupied and
let the Irish try to settle their own
difficulties.
Chinese students at the University OF
Chicago have agreed to live ON 65
c,nts day for the next three months
What about nights?
Home brew is injuring the grape
Juice industry says John F. Welch.
] ONE brew is injuring more than the
II dustry Of those who drink it.
Frank Marston Post believes it has a
pan TO make the organization more
,tive. The scheme Is to have more
q; tion. Just like molasses and Vine
gar
Jack ,Holtzclaw believes a spur track
t. the ball park will spur up the at
tendance.
Apples bought at 3 for 2 cents were
sold for cents. What was the per-
= centage Of gain.
Answer to yesterdays problem 20
and JIG,
You can't get rid OF war politician.
Vote him out OF office and he begins
publishing his memoirs.
Scarcity of prohibition enforcement
rents, however, comes at time when
there's not much left to transport
Now we know why the Japanese
n AXE good servants. Promising to get
OFT of Shantung. they show that they
can't break China.
II the publishers of war memoirs
want to wear out few presses, why
don't they induce some of the women
who were behind the scenes to write
tlleir confessions
The bankers mean all right, in their
Talk OF the necessity of extending long
term credits to foreigners. But isn't II
old. that no one ever mentions a sim
liar service for American consumers?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28

to the public and homeseekers, set
tiers, in other portion of our country,
what wonderful God-given blessings
we have and give them truthful facts
and offer inducements for our fellow
men to come to our county and city to
share these blessings with US. Re-
member it Is not alone a duty that we
owe to our fellowmen, but privi-
lege to make known these wonderful
possibilities.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28
THE WORMS TURN.

Two sman boys were fishing when
one who had no lack whatsoever said;
Jaw, gee, I'm goin' home"
wait a while; yer luck might
change" said the other kid"
law, what's the use. My worm
amt even tryin' New York Daily
News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28

Cleveland folks welcome Einstein al
though they don't know what he was
talking about.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28

Ed Howe calls the latest pests Pub
lie Affairs Lunatics.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28

America is soon to have new air.
snip. the Roma, built bN Italy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28

Can German pay? Yes. But wi
she? We don't know.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28

1t seems to be the custom in Ire
land TO burn customs houses.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-28

The bankers mean all right, in their
tflk OF the necessity of extending long
term credits to foreigners. But isn't 1t
old. that no one ever mentions a sim
liar service for American consumers?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
kENTTCKI4NS FIRE
ACROSS TUG RI ER
Williamson. W. Va. Sept. BY

Williamson. W. Va. Sept. B by
\ P.D Firing from the krntuGkN
hills along Tug River int" West Nir-
ginia mining villages was resumed to-
lay shortly after m" guard which Ma
ior Tom nnvis, Governor Morgan : per
>unal representative in Mtngo County,
had maiutlucd during the night, had
returned w one wus hurt. Major
Davis said.
With the withdrawal uf the state p"-
lice from Mingo County to =" -"niorcC
thc defense army" in Logan. Major
Davis mustered into the state service
a company Of the new National Guard.
These men w"r" supplemented by ~on"
.5un vulunrccrs who have been held III
readiness here for posSih)" "vcntuaIiti"S
ia tho coal strike zone along Tug River.
Sbootiug from the Kentucky side was
reported several times during the week.
,hr principal object uf attack Icing
Mcrrimac Last night Major DAVIS
had his entire force of some 600 men
along the forty mites Of border. but
only once were they fired upon. Ihcy
wcrc withdrawn this morning and re-
ports reached Major Davis within an
hour afterward tnat the demonstration
against Mcrrimac had been resumed
Major Davis said he did not know
whether Federal troops were to he sent
~ NIngo. but he fc,t that with has
present force he could maintain order
in the county.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
18TH READY TOGO
TO WEST VIRGINIA
Regiment at Camp Dix Awaits
Order to Entrain for
Coal Fields
REALIZE IT IS SERIOUS

Neveillc in Camp Dix this morning
awakened the Sixteenth Infantry with
the thought this was the morning they
would entrain for tho small war in the
mountains Of West Virginia.
Last night tho long lines Of Hat cars,
ammunition cars and rccOnv"rtcd Pull e
mans were shuHtpd in on tho -idngS Ot
the camp Mt Wrightstowu tn take N
the 1000 men and, officers and all the
equipment they need
As the men dressed they talked ot
their pnlS who left Yesterday for the
West Virginia coal fields. whore ttC
miners Hrc fighting tnr army Of state
troops and deputies.
While there was good deal Of iOk
ing among these vrtrranS of overseas
about the trouble they were to suuclch.
there was also an underCurrrnt OF >ori
business
They have not failed to hear Of rhosr
hardy mOuntainpcrs and their deter
mined fighting attitude. Thry anow nS
well as their commanding Offices their
job would not be an easy one.
No one knows what time the trains
will depart. The regiment will be dis
tributed among several trains leaving
at short intervals. For uudi>r'os"i
reasons. army officials refuse to an
nounce the time of departure.
All the men know j. that they re-
going. With Revcillc il was question
of dressing aud falling in for "grub'
and then returning to barracks and
rolling packs preparatory 70 marching
to the train.
Extra ammunition and III" few sup
plies not alrrndy in the packs were dis
tributed yesterday after orders that the
Sixteenth was to he one of the four
regiments Of infantry 10 be sent 70 the
coal region.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

Of operators and miners be called TO
endeavor to reach "A conclusion which
would not only settle the present con =
troversy, but establish better relations
between the miners and operators for
the future.
The President. Mr.. Gompprs said.
listened with keen interest and sympa =
thy TO his appeal, but stated that his
first duty as President was tN estab
lish the authority of the Emitted States
and the maintenance of order.
On leaving the White House Mr..
Gompcrs dictated II statement. in which.
after referring to the wage award last
year and the "disorgnnzntion" of the
miners first by injunction" and then
imposition of individual contracts, he
declared that gunner and detective
agencies are really the cause of the
whole conflict now.
The operators have refused" he
said, TO conform the output of the
minrs 10 what has been and is the prar.
ticc inS every other coal field in rho
nit"d States or in any other country
Of which | know. The universal prac-
ticc outside Of West Virginia is 70
weigh coal by the ton ns 10 the OUTPUT
Of the men. Instead of this in these
mines they hav" mine cars which have
Il caparity of from two To five tons, and
they pay for the highest and largest
quantity Of coal in these cars aud pav
the men 81 40 per carload of five .tous.
fully 30 to 60 per cent less than would
bc the payment in wages under the ton
mage system and the wage award by the
Federal Commission :.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
HOOVER CONSIDERS
AVIATION CONTROL
Federal Experts Recommend
Government Supervision
Of Air Traffic
WOULD LESSEN ACCIDENTS
BY the Associated Press

WasbiD gton. Sept. 3.-Investigation
into the probable scope of Government
regulation of commercial aviation under
proposed legislation has been begun by
the Commerce Department. Secretary
Hoover snid today.
Government supervision of air traf-
fic along the lines of rail and water
regulation was recommended. he said
by committee of experts of the War.
Navy and other departments to increase
the safety and more efficient develop
ment of the new method of transporta-
ton.
Enactment of enabling legislation,
Mr.. Hoover indicated. would probably
result in the creation of n bureau of
nvia ion charged with the enforcement
OF the rules Of air travel similarly to
he activities of the Bureau of Naviga-
tion in connection with water carriers.
Federal control would greatly reduce
the hazards of flying. according to an
analysis of aircraft accidents prepared
by the Manufacturers Aircraft AsSo-
citation.
Despite the lack of flying regulations.
the association asserted there had been
only forty serious accidents during the
first six months of the year among the
700 COmmercial aircraft which flew a
total of $3.50 900 miles between Jan
uury | and June 30. 1921. In these
accidents fourteen persons were killed
and iifty-two injured. or one fatality
for every 232 .142 miles and one injury
for every $500 miles flown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03
GOUPERS PLEADS
WITH PRESIDENT

Washington. Sept. al BY \. p
Samuel Gompcrs. president Of tn"
American Federation of Labor. told
President Harding today that against
rhe authority Of th" Government of the
United States "th" people Of West Nir-
ginia cannot and must not stand in nos
tile array
Mr.. GomperS aud James Lord, prcsi-
dent of the mining department of tn"
Federation. called on the Prrenlcnt.
they explained, to lay before hnIN the
situation as they viewed it,
Mr.. Gompers said lie also told the
President thar. after all. when the men
have obeycd the order Of the President
and Dispersed. it may crush their
spirit. but that is no remedy of the
acute situation as it exists in West
Virginia.. aud nothing will be settled
The Federation leader urged Nh
Harding to adopt the suggestion of
President Lewis. nf the l'nirrd Mine
Workers of America. that IL conference
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

placed on guard and the other half
returned to the coaches to sleep. Tic
soldiers are nearly all veterans.
Logan. W. Va. Sept, 3.--lBy ~.
PD-rolonel Burbanks. commanding
the yStatc and county forces iu logan
County. announced 1T noon that re-
ports reaching him from Spruce Fork
Ridge said the situation here had been
"compaIHtivclv quiet. The only con
Ccntration of forces on the east side OF
the mountainS of which he had any
knowledge. he added, was NJ Blair.
The first dCtgrbintnt ot th" CcdcraI
troops to reach Logan was "T''"'frd ar
noon. It was said to consist of II
radio company. l'rrnarnthhs, however,
were made for much larger forc"
which\roInty officers said they were cN-
rrctingN before the day was over.
There Nwcrc reports that Il number OF
mon FROM he army opposed IA the
State and county forces mad hrch
brought here wounded. having fallen in
ycstcrtny'S fight. and that SONY of them
had dicu.
The bodies of two men killed in the
fighting on Blair Mountain Yesterday
vcrc brought here today. They were
members uf the attacking forces. the
rutho'itrs said, but thcir identity was
not disclosed.
Firing wis resumed a short Vim" be-
fore noon from machine guif along
Cruokrd Creek. The defenders said
they had been unable to lucat" 1t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-03

commercial radio business from ships
and stations in the Pacific which is
otherwise imperfectly served.
Within the United States there Is an
extensive radio telegraph service to the
farms. About half the country is
covered. The system was put into ef-
feet on April 10 from the following
air mail stations: Washington, Gin
cinnati. Sta Louis. Omaha, North
Platte, NeE; Rock Spring, wyo. :
Elko and Reno, New. Each station has
a radius OF about three hundred miles.
AT 8 O'Clock in the morning, market
reports covering grain and livestock,
fruits and vegetables. are transmitted
by wire to the above named air mail
stations. From those points, together
with local market reports, they are
broadcasted by wireless telegraph. Any
one with the proper receiving instru-
ment may pick them up and the receiv-
ing of them on farms. in banks and
commercial clubs, has grown rapidly.
To Substitute Phone
The difficulty with the present system
of broadcasting IL that il Is done by
radio telegraph and the signals can only
be read by persons familiar with the
Morse code.
Mr.. Howell's idea, with which Mr..
Hays Is enraptured, is to substitute the
radio telephone for the radio telegraph
at the distributing station and then any
farmer with moderate priced receiving
instrument can take advantage of the
service.
Mr.. Howell's dream is such a re-
ceiver In every farmers home. with the
Government sending all sorts Of infor-
nation useful to farmers. Mr.. Hays
says he won't send general news, so
editors OF rural papers need not worry.
Obviously there are immense posi-
bilitics in this--such possibilities that
the wire companies view 1t with alarm.
The Government may become such
large distributor of communications by
land and sea as TO make their private
distribution work mere sidcshow,
which will tend to gravitate into Gov
ernment hands Anyway. they don't
like Mr.. Howell and say that his evil
communications are corrupting the good
manners Of Mr. Hays. They say he
will be the next Republican Senator
from Nebraska. which somehow is
point against him.