The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-11-25
NEW LAW IS URGED
BY WOMAN Director
OF INDIANA BOAR[

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. as Enact
nent Of a law limiting the hours
Of employment for women in 1adi-
ana By the next session OF the
Legislature is recommended by Mrs.
J. lucia Cox. OF East Chicago. d.
rector Of the department. or women
and children Of the state industrial
board. IN tho annual report Of the
department
Mrs Cox based this reconmenda-
ton on observations OF working
conditions OF women in the stats
gained IN inSp ect4ons made by the
department. in urging the pa ssage
of such 8 law. Mrs Cox suggested
that 3 nine-hour Limitation on the
working OF women would be a bene-
hcil regulation as a health measure.
AS the state now has no limit on
che number OF hours women may
work. except night work In manu-
featuring plants. said Mrs Cox, "a
nine-hour law would greatly i'm
prove present conditions"
Guidance for Minors
Otha- legislative sug gsstions con-
q follows:
Extending vocational guidance to
al minors under IS years OF age
VINO leave school to enter employ
mont This service is provided for
IN the junior section OF the State
tree employment act
'Broadenin the scope ot the
hoard of chudren's guardianE law
until It viii be unnecessary for chill
drsn under Is years Of age to re-
main out OF school to relieve econ
ouatc pressure IN the homo Extend
ing this work viii do much to ward
on the passage OF a mothers PEN
sion law. which might not be AS
effective as our present law.
Amending the workmen's com
pensation law 20 include children,
whether legally employed or not.
and providing for triple compensa-
taon IN cases OF injury 70 children
illegally employed. This would do
sway vita the possibility OF suits
for damages under the common law
and would seem 60 be fa!rar to both
children and 70 employers
Making part-<tIne school rnanda.-
tory in all school corporations hAv-
3nE twenty children working on
Certificates"
vtola<soas OF Law
Violations OF State laws govern
ing tbs employment OF women snd
children In Indiana we're reported
fhA
report showR as follower
Minors IL to Is years OF aga
working with employment GER
tificaAeS .......... $685. zs4
Minors 10 70 1s years Of age
working without minors
certificates ..-... 1850. s1e
Minors undsr IL years Of age 81
Minors IA to IS years OF age
working over eight hours. per
Minors IL to IS years Of age
WORKING over 6 days per week -
AItnors 10 70 Is years Of aSe
working after ,. N ....---. II
Girls 1s to Is working over
eight hours per day. under ne"
law -.s-.... -.----..' $1,000 90
Girls IS to IS working over
six days per week .....--.--
Girls 16 to IS working after
Z .. m ..-...-.. -......-- 49, 90
Girls Is to IS working before
q. m -..-.ss-s.-s "'....''
Minors working a. prohibited
occupations ...... ..~... $500. %
Minors employed with hours
not posted nor register kept -. 4o@
Enployers violating one or
more provisions OF enpaoy-ment
law ......... 1900 $500 90
warnings ieCued .......- $3.50 $40
Btrxns listed for reirspectioz III
Reports OF Prosecutions
Prosecutions died by the depart
snent resulted IN a number OF con-
y4ctIons Of law vdolatora
-Four afridavits." SAYS the repeTe.
@vs~e filed with the prosecuting
attorney OF St Joseph county COW
.~~4pzr two casea The defendants
w@ra found guilty IN both cases.
80 fines assessed. Six eEt6avtts
Sxera fled with che prosecuting at
eorney OF Marion county covering
- 4hezter case, three affidavits be-
sne fled against tbs theater
,sansger and three covering the
zzne violations against the man
agar Of the act The manager OF
gEA act was sound guilty on each
no41nt and fines assessed. while the
manager Of the theater was fourd
not guilty. the case being tried be-
Fora a. different Judge. The cases
Of four Gamers violating the child
labor law q second time and after
earnings had been issued. are still
rendtnES