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Child’s Welfare Demands
Part-time Employment
Declares Dr. Prosser
One of America’* Foremost Educators Praises Southern Cot
ton Mills and their Efforts to Foster the Health and Edu
cation of Employees.
That it itt not to the boat, interosta of childhood to require
a larj?e percentage of children to go to school full time up to
16 years of age; and, on the other hand, that every boy over
14 should have the right to work for a part of his time at some
thing, if he wants to, and to work for money, was emphatically
stated by Dr. C. A. Prosser, chairman of thd Federal Board
for Vocational Education, in an address before the Cotton Man
ufacturers’ Association of Georgia, at its annual meeting at
Atlantic City on May 29.
I)r. Prosser, as director of the government’s vocational
education program, as well as being in charge of the reclama
tion work whereby it is intended to fit 100,000 war veterans
for useful careers in civilian life, is perhaps the best posted
educator in America today on conditions existing in industrial
communities.
His position, therefore, rendered his remarks relative to
child labor doubly impressive. He also declared that the tex
tile mills of Georgia and the South are more modern than those
•n any other part of the country, having the latest construction,
.he best lighting and ventilation, the most extensive use of
automatic machinery and the best safeguards against accidents.
Furthermore, he stated that the common schools which
are provided for employees by the cotton mills not only stand
out like red letter marks in contrast with the schools of non
textile communities, but that they are the best schools to be
found in the United States in industrial centers, apart from
certain model towns which the United States Steel Corporation
has lavished vast sums of money upon.
The people of the South and of Georgia do not fully realize
the tremendous advance which has been made right in their
midst by the cotton mills in solving industrial problems. There
are a large proportion of our people who still believe that cot
ton mil) employers still live in the Dark Ages. It has remained
for a man of Dr. Prosser’s rank to bring the fact forcibly home
that they are in reality among the most enlightened employers
of labor in America.
As an authority on child welfare, Dr. Prosser has been
prepared by life long dealings with 4he youth of the country
to speak with authority. He has been superintendent of schools
in the West; a judge of juvenile courts, the assistant superin
tendent of industrial education in the state of Massachusetts,
prior to his pioneer work for vocational education which has
since led up to his present post.
What he says, then, of child labor regulation for children
between the ages of 14 tnd 16 must be accepted as authorita
tive. His address should be of supreme interest to everyone
who is interested in the subject. He said, in part:
Dr. Profttcr’t Addreaa.
"There wa* a law panned in 1917
known as the Vocational Fdurutlonal
Act, ununlly known an the Smith
-11 ughrn Act. That bill |ivM annual
•rranta to the slates for agricultural,
industrial and home economic** educa
tion The total amount granted an.
ntially will, by the year 1926-1926.
amount to th 6 .sum of seven million
dollar*. A considerable portion goes j
to each one of the southern states, the »
money being distributed to each state
In the proportion which its population
hears to the total population of the
United States.
When the Vocational Rducation I-aw
was panned, there was very little In
dustrial and trade education in any of
the southern states As the textile
buslnraa la the great dominant indus
try of the aouth. the Federal Hoard
became interested In the development
of training for textile workers Under
the auspices of the Southern Commer
cial Congress, a conference was held
by the board In Atlanta last July
Then' were present a total of 60 men,
of whom about 30 were representa
tives of textile mills who could come
there fnitn Georgia and the surround- i
ins states Thirty school men Inter
ested In the whole question of indus
trial and trade education of the south
were present At the close of this
conference, It was decided some study
should l>e made of the problem, hut
not a purely theoretical study It was
agreetl by both mill men and school
men that the best study and report
would be one which first established
classes of instruction in southern tex
tile cittea and then told what had to
be done
1 have been interested for a great
many years in this question of child
?*h«o and child labor regulations have
hern very much interested In the tex
tile Industry of the South and In Its
child labor problems. During recent
attempts of the national govern"smt
to regulate the employment of children
under 16 years of age. I have been a
spectator on the side line*, and 1 want
to tell you mv general Impression of
the situation
Tho Child Labor Problem.
Ftrat of all, I do not behove that it
would bo for the beat mtoroat of child*
hood, rwth or south, to require many
children I know to go to school full
timo up to 16 yoara of ago. I do not
know that I could run over all the rea
sons for my opinion lam equally sure
In my own thinking that no child under
16 should hr permitted to work full
time The first would be all schoo*
and no work The sound would be all
work and no school Knowing tne
child, on the one hand, and knowing
schools on the other hand. I believe
that to make all children go to school
all dav until 16 years of age Is al
most aa had In Its effect upon child
hood as to permit children under 16
years of age to go to the mill for »
ten hour day or even an eight hour day
that Includes no schooling If ! am
right, there must be some compromise
ground between those two opposing
points of view
1 want to contrast with you the old
situation with the new In the olden
times. In the small community, chil
dren at an early age came inta life
of patient, orderly systematic toll,
Kverv house had its mores When tho
trades arose, the child saw them car
ried on He was apprenticed at an
early age. learned how to do a thing
on a apprenticeship basis and before
he left the eervtce of the master bad
received the best education hta times
afforded, the habit of honed work, and
the knowledge and skill necessary to
make g living
That is ail gone The boy or girl
who lives In a textile mill town does
not come in rsitict with systematic,
organised work etoept In the textile
mtHa If he dee# net acquire habits
mi mdwto before h# is If, he never
wilt Te eet up a program which de
bars haw entirely • rom wage earning
esfl be le 16 rears eld is, in my spin
tee, be tabs out a ciwld'e life et least
half of his education for life.. I be
lieve that every boy aver 16 years of
age should have the right to work for a
part of hit time at something, if he
wants, and to work for money. I knew,
for I was judge of a children’s court in
the west for five yoars, that it would
be better for many boys te work rather
than to sit in school all day taking
studies they have neither the Interest
nor the ability to master, and deprived
of the educative value of regular em
ploy ment.
Second, regulate it by all school, for
bidding any employment; third, com
bine the two propostlons in one pro
gram. 1 favor the third, full day com -
pulaory attendance to 14 years of age
Between 14 and 16 I would permit
children to work under approved con
ditions for not more than five hours
per day. but only on the condition that
the remaining three hours out of an
6-hour day were given to instruction
Southern Mills Beet.
There Is no better place in America
to work out this program than In the
southern textile mills. Them are a
number of reasons for saving that.
Your mills are, on the whole, more
modern in the eouth than they are in
the north. You have the latest con
struction, the beet liqhting, the beet
ventilation, the beet safeguards against
accident, the most extensive use ©f
automatic machinery. You are new.
they arc old You have the facilities
for my program
Secondly, you are in a strategic posi
tion. because the southern states are
states in which for the first time so
ciety is really beginning to regulate
this whole question of the conserva
tion of childhood. Now ia the time to
put up something with a vision, that
gets somewhere, rather than drifts
with the tide
1 believe that those productive es
tablishment* of yours. in which chil
dren between the ages of 14 and If
might learn and earn are part of tr>©
necessary education of these children
before they get to be town, city and
village loafer*.
Cotton Mill Schools Pressed.
I have been through a number ©f
the mill cities and have been impress
ed with the sort of schools which are
being provided for /q children em
ployees by the cotton mills. They etsno
out in the eeuth like rod letter marks
• n contract with the schools of most
non textile cities. With the single ex*
oeptionof the towns in the ore region
of northern Minnesota, I know of no
practically supported and con
trolled by employers that are compar
able to the echoolsl have eeen in the
southern country. In northern Minne
sota the ore companies have poured
out with lavish hand for th# support
through taxation and private grant, for
whet I regard as the beet equipped and
beet operated schools in this country.
I would rate the schools st some south,
ern mills as second only to this Min
nesota region.
You have a aenae of responsibility
for your people. You brought tnrm u
thr renter* where you have your mtlla.
You will approach thin question of the
worker under 14 \ear* of a«e not nmy
from the Mandpolnt of the immediate
labor aupph for yt'unelf but nlao *»cm
the standpoint of hotter r|tl*en*h!p
At the <'onrlM»ion of Dr rroeaer*
formal uldreaa there kah extended
dloruealon bt tboee mill men present
a* to the pnaet bill t lea of putting hm
suggestion* Into practical effect \
prominent mill cwor from Knogvllie,
Tenn . stated that hta milt at one time
had refused to children under
i 14 with the result that the' were left
I without anything to do. The mflli
| had no control over the city nchoo'a
| which the children attended, and Idle
neaa reeulted On tie* pie* of
pa rente, a half time arhedut* we a in
! etttuted. and the reeult waa that tnan%
| children from other min* «*ame ever
Ito hta mill seeking work. "The mu-
I *«ntv of children rather work than go
; to school. end my eiperiemc baa prov*
| en that if they do not work thev wdl
i go to achool part time and loaf the real
of the time," he aald •
NEW YORK NEWSPAPERS GIVE HIGHEST
PRAISE TO BILLIE BURKE IN “PEGGY"
The New York newspapers were more
generous than usual In their praise of
Billie Burke in “Peggy, which will be
shown at the Rialto on Thursday. Here
are ho me of the comments:
"Mie* Burke, as was to have been ex
pected. is excellently fitted for scre'-n
work. Pen?y.* also, is a rattling pood
film In Its humorous rpoments it is far
beyond the ordinary, and it is at these
time* that Miss Burke is at her best.
William H. Thompson, who not mor?
than two o r three superiors in the lard,
plays the Scotch uncle to perfection.”—
New York Tribune.
“Mis* Burke bring to motion pictures
more vivacity than the average actress,
and her first appearance before the
camera was a complete success.”—New
York Sun.
"In the not so particularly humble
opinion of the write, Billie Burke, if she
were Billie anybody else, would still be
one of the most satisfying screen actress
es the films thus far have? produced. Be
BILLIE BURKE WILL WEAR MANY FETCHING
GOWNS IN CLEVER PLAY AT RIALTO THEATRE
Second only in importance to seeing
Billie Burke, star of the Triangle produc
tion “Peggy,” presented by the S. A.
Lynch Enterprise, which will be shown
at the Rialto’s theater Thursday, is the
desire of all lovers of the photoplay, par
ticularly women, to see the wonderful
costume* she wears. And such a variety!
A small mountain of trunks was needed
to convey the many artistic models of
the modistes of New York and Paris to
the Triangle studios near Los Angeles.
As a society hud of New York, Miss
Burke wears a diaphanous creation of lace
and taffeta, displaying her arms and
shoulders to advantage. A pair of pa
jamas constitutes Mlhs Burke’s next cos
tume. worn in a morning scene in ‘Peg
gy’s luxuriously appointed home on Fifth
Avenue. They are of finest silk, delicate
ly embroidered, with wide collar and
cuffs
Iri the scene it» Fairyland, Miss Burke
wears an unique creation of crepe and
satin, cut square in the neck, and with
a full skirt, below whose borders peen
forth a pair of dainty silk pantalettes A
VICE SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH VIRTUE
WHEN “FINGER OF JUSTICE" OPENED
The first public showing of "The Finger
of Justice.” Rev. Paul Smith’s dramatic
motion picture triumph, was staged in
San Francisco, amid scene* and condi
tions which wifite a spectacular page in
tlie book of motion picture history. It
was significant that the first showing of
"The Finger of Justice,” which will be
ah own In this eify Monday and Tuesday,
at the Rialto Theatre, should be held in
San Francisco. The film is based upon
Rev. Smith’s successful light that closed
the notorious Barbary Coast in that war
we«t metropolis.
Interest in I>r. Smith’s fight reached
fever pitch when the first public view of
the film was anownoed. The city flocked
to see it. Powdered, painted and per
fumed habitues of the tenderloin crowded
their way into the theatre. They jostled
members of the church. Vice sat side by
sido with virtue. Respectability and dis
honor actually rubbed elbows
Silently this etranged audience viewed
"THE FINGER OF JUSTICE" MADE A REAL
PICTURE FAN OUT OF A DEAR OLD LADY
This is the story of the little old lady
of San Jose, and how “The Finger of
Justice*' made her a “movie fan" Her
case is typical, assorts Rev. Paul Smith,
producer of the picture.
•The Finger of Justice’’ will be shown
In this city Monday and Tuesday, at the
Rialto Theater.
But—to return to the little old lady of
San Jose.
“The Finger of Justice" had been wide
ly advertised to appear at a certain thea
tre In San Jose The papers printed col
umns People talked. The word went
round that here was a Picture the like of
which had not been seen before
The little old lady adjusted her double*
leneed spectacles and read what the pa
pers had to say She listened as her
friends talked of the picture
Understand- she had always pooh
poohed" the movies.
“Bosh." she termed them
who had ©actually seen bars I»ern-
Imrdt in Camille- she who had seen Kd
win Booth and Richard Mansfield and
(whlspor it) Lillian Russell she go to the
•’inoyies"
But somehow all the talk about The
Finger of Justice" roused herinterest.so
she did what most any nice little old lady
.ions when in a quandary. She saw her
pastor. ,
THE FINEST PHONE
SYSTEM FOR A.E.F.
Cobl.nb —At thr tlm, tho Am«rto»r.9
bear, withdrawing from Germany the
United State, army had perfected one of
the linetl telephone a>«tem, «u Kurope.
From the headquarter, of the Third Army
in Coblenz fifty long dtaiance line, had
been «el up and It i, poaalbie for the
commanding genera' to ■'* ln hl * ° ff C *
and talk with American ..ITirer, n Ix>n
don Berlin. Vienna, Rotterdam. Brut.-
Mg! Antwerp, Faria and vartoua other
polnia In France
Th.< Army of Occupation has a *****
phoar system closely rwmbllnl th• he*t
commercial system In the l nbed b at-»
On the top floor of the headquarters
building In Coblent • ntne position
awHchhoard »»* Inal all edaoon Ctf r, he
Americans reached the Rhine Sratt*r
,d throughout Coblen* are twenty pri
vate branch egchangea of the "" r
unlta of headquarter* < onneeled to thla
system are more than four hundred *‘‘b
scrihets" in addition lo the fifty long
distance lines
Within the German occupied area there
has b en established by tlm signal corps
under the d'r '. tlon of Colonel 1 *rker
Hitt, rhief signal officer, a network of
wires connecting the various units of the
Third army Direct lines connect with all
the corps and divisions, approximately
16.000 miles of wire twin* In service.
This extensive plant ha* not. however,
been built by the Third srmv hut con
• ists almost altogether o? ths German
Unes taken over by the signal corn* and
so arranged to meet the needs of the
army Sufficient circuit* were left, how
ever for the civilian population to carry
on their business
More than 19 000 calls are registered
gaily on th* Uoblenx switchboard With
the' establishment of exchange in Oob
>nt It wss necessxrv to emplov op* rstors
who could speak fcngt'fh French and
German The fifteen oner*?c*rs on dutv
in CVb»wt are all member* of the Wo
men s Telephone corps and have been in
th. s-rv». mere than s var The chief
r*rafor Mis* listen Cook, was a former
mp’oye of th** American Telephone /••
Te’e~r»nh Company in v *w York Provi
ng* to «oinlr- *he .Am*rb*ao Kxnoditton
\t Fore, M-« CVok spent six \ears
as instructor for th* Be I svfdont In of
e^r* m t"hlexev M rn«»a*v't • Omaha,
i*H ve’nnd. Pot mil nrd Memphis
Th.’ went "’ve'.l bn- * •« eod*
rswe of «S Third nr 'V ««*|tchbr»* d In
iVhteet th rr* end divisions also r*-
talrlng »h« r imq * s et w r ssMcn
d them iVM t*- G- th- hark
of a twenty••*%*•* td»t»h*»* < * dir r»err Is
*t|f,'t He *Ha **•■'•.• wnv "V* sntlot's con*
cep*nf I ••vd'eVis*' been r-pro
due-C #V»*P' "*a b'ie made tip of
a etal hsittk *
At th an- *t t »- ~ 'WfteH
fact . n rvlh •: x *h wtrs*. Is >f
American marufacu r and •« to h* tak
en ©«* !»*'i the Awvf|f*ar i(p fore# ri v
•mod-bye to ’he Rhine and start for
France and horns
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
ing Billie Burke, in addition to being an
accompli*! • before the camera,
the conclusion follow* that ’she stand*
almost ; re-eminent in the motion pic
ture field. . . . ‘Peggy’ represents the
highest form of motion picture produc
tion Mias Burke in a single picture has
justified h'-r staggerin'-' sa’ary,’*—Rennold
Wolf in the New York Telegraph.
Ti.» Titianhaired actress romped
through an unusually entertaining picture
v.-ith all the camera knowledge and as
surance of a screen veteran. The in
terpolated fairy story is really one of the
most delightful parts of the picture. It
abounds in beautiful photography, with
Miss Burk*- in her most beguiling aspect
tripping lightly through bizarre scenes,
her famous hair radiant even in its screen
reflection, the incarnation of girlish grace
and beauty.*’—New York Times.
“The largest throng which the Knick
erbocker hail held this season applauded
the screen debut of Miss Burke as ’Peggy’
in a Scotch comedy of the same name.”—
New York Herald.
fetching little lace apron completes the
picture.
Before a council of the village elders,
Peggy appears, as spokesman for a girl
who has been wronged, in a simple gown
of white linen, loosely fitting, with long
sleeves and a wide black collar and wide
sash of black velvet.
Where she is won by the masterful
young minister. Peggy wears a long, fur
trimmed travelling coat of broadcloth,
with beaver collar and mother-of-pearl
buttons. The hat of beaver matches the
collar.
But her most attractive attire, doubt
less. to many, wl’l be the masculine
clothe* she wears in a number of scenes
of “Peggy.” In £ strictly up-to-date
sport shirt and a pair of overalls, she
shocks the natives of the little Scottish
hamlet where she goes t.> visit her uncle.
The latter, most horrified of all, orders
her never again to wear masculine garb,
and behold! the next thing she doe* is
to put on her cousin Colin’s sack suit with
soft shirt and how tie, topped off with a
rakish velour hat!
'The Finger of Justice”. Swiftly the
story sped on. The audience sat •pell
bound. Then, as the closing scene faded
out and th.* lights were hashed on. the
audience presented a unique psychological
study.
Many eyes were wet Tainted women
wore scornful sneers—that is, some did.
Others were openly crying.
Rev. Smith stepped on the stage.
“The real crusade has just started!” he
shouted. “This pictuure is the one wea
pon which carries the fight to every
brothel in the nation.”
From a seat In the rear of the house.
Crane Wilbur, who portrays the role of
the fighting pastor, leaped to his feet. He
thanked Dr. Smith for the privilege of
being in the cast. Director Chaudet also
voiced his appr* tiation.
Then, a thoughtful audience filed silent
out. Probably no equally dramatic pre
mtere had ever been staged.
“Why. indeed you should go." asserted
the minister. Rev. W. L. Stidger. one of
California’s best known divines. "Go by
all means. The Finger of Justice’ is Rev.
Haul Smith’s great fight against vice in
San Francisco immortalized by the mo
tion picture. I»r. Smith is the man who
wiped out the Barbary Coast—who made
our state's largest city clean. Ilia pic
ture tells his story."
And so*the little old lady of San Jose
khw “The Finger of Justice". For the
first time in all her life. she watched a
cinema drama —not only watched it. but
enjoyed it. Yes-—she applauded with the
others while the handsome Crane Wilbur,
as the fighting parson, struck terror to
th< heart of organized vice. She had seen
a “movie" —and she liked it.
She came again. Twice she saw “The
Finger of Justice”. Then she caine once
mory and saw—a love story on the screen.
And now tjie little old lady is a regular
patron—a dyed-in-the-wool “fan", if you
will. Almost every afternoon finds l?er In
her comfortable chair, watching, breath
less as the newest release unfolds its
sketch of daring plots or sweet romance.
Perhaps it's imagination, hut somehow
the nice little old lady hasn't seemed
quite so old since “The Finger of Justice"
i made her a movie fan. And she's still
iust as nice—perhaps a little bit nicer
VON BUELOW’S ROSES
Rome —Prince Von Buelow s house on
the Pincian hill known as the "Villa of
a thousand kinds of roses." is ready
awaiting the return of the German dip
lomat. The villa was called by it* pres
sent name because of the lavish profu
sion. both in number and variety, of the
roses climbing the walls and studded
everywhere in the garden.
They arc blooming now and present a
magnificent appearance. There are types
of roses among the' collection probably
unknown In America. There is the cele
brated Italian orange rose in abundant
quantities. There are poses of mixed
colors chief among them being the “rosa
novlta." a rose of rich red changing
gradually to a pronounced orange and
yellow There are multitudes of red.
white, pink and >ellow roses They fill
the garden giving it an artistic appear
ance and filling the atmosphere for
blocks away with their sweet-smelling
aroma
The gardener is still at work ln the
Voa Buelow villa When his work of
attending to the tender plants is through
for the dav. he sits near the big high
gate at the entrance in an attitude of
expectancy, wondering bow long the ar
rival of peace will detain his master,
who has expressed in a recent inter
view his desire to return to Italy to
see his roses
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A ttruggie! a c<»tol ahetl and then—a
accn# from , *Tre Finger of Ju»t»ce“
at the Riaito.
“SUSPENSE" IS NAME OF THRILLING
PLAY BOQKED FOR RIALTO SATURDAY
Romance, gowns, mystery, tragedy and
life in smart society, all have prominence
in the stirring drama, which carries its
fullest meaning in its title ‘'Suspense,”
the super-feature which fs to be a spe
cial attraction at the Rialto Theatre next
Saturday.
Moilie King, the clever little star of
“Suspense, ’ appears as Ruth West,
daughter of Rear-Admiral West, who has
been secretly tried and convicted on a
charge of stealing important government
papers, which results in his dismissal
from the service.
Ruth, who has been called to the bed
side of her father, who suffered a nerv
ous collapse following his dismissal, in
tuitively believes her father innocent and
determines upon a plan to find the real
thief and thus save her father s honor.
After a series of interesting incidents,
we find Ruth, who has left her home
without giving any word as to her where
abouts. engaged as a private secretary to
Mrs. Marcia Vanderhold, a leader of so
ciety and a worker in the interests of
associated war charities.
Herbert Ross, a young detective who
has been engaged by Ruth's aunt to lo
cate her. believes he is on the right track
when he find* a girl who closely resem
bles Ruth, but who goes under the name
of Betty Shaw, one of Ruth's friends.
Betty Shaw, however, has a birth-mark,
which distinguishes her from Ruth, and
as Ruth has had an imitation of this
mark painted on her face, Herbert is
baffled when he finds 'Ruth, who is now
going under her friend's name, in the
household of Mrr. Vanderhold.
A number of mysterious foreigners hold
secret meetings at Mr*. Vanderhold’s,
and Miss Brant, her former secretary,
w'ho has been paying too much attention
to the affairs of these conspirators, is
swiftly and secretly murdered. Ruth sees
i hi* murder and decides to act alone in
bringing these criminals t*» justice.
From this point on the action becomes
so intensely dramatic that you will he
held in breathless suspense and thrilled
to the very marrow—when the hig mo
ment arrives and the final punch is deliv
ered, you will sigh a sigh of relief from
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the powerful excitement of it all. and then
cheer lustily for the happy lovers w’ho
thought there were bigger things ii> life
than romance, but found, after all, that
love is the supreme and ruling element
in human attairs.
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MSBKBM&Jt - Is*
Star in “The Man Who Turned White,” Strand Friday.
Children
Under 18
Years Not
Admitted.
TOMORROW
Doors Open at 10 A. M.
KB ‘ r '']■' I* j|
“i Can Show You a Way to Earn Money*"
“THE
FINGER of
JUSTICE”
San Francisco's Red Lights are Turned White and Foot
Hundred Women of the Underworld Cry,
“What Will You Do With Us?" „ f
Produced by
Rev. Paul Smith
The Man Who Conducted the Crusade AgaanSt-the rJ
"DEAR, DARN, DIRTY” wjfj
BARBARY COAST.
And Cleaned up One of the Toughest Soots m America.
SUNDAY, JUNE 22
1.500 BUNDED.
Paris —When a deputy speaking In the
chamber last night said that
war casualties included 30,000 men w4N
had lost their sight, the Under
of the Army Medical Department at once
the figure. Later in the same
sitting he announced that the number
of blinded men does not exceed 1,500.
Hundreds of dollars spent on your
health, perhaps, and no benefit. Now
try Mertins' Crystal Water. Phone
101. —adv.