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FOUR 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 i J-*-. tJif ■wCy* ■ .6* t- . S-- k*vj IT o 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 itu* [Cr -13- p-‘* $y XT 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. l fm ' * -V, , V fwflfir • 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.