New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 27, 1918, Page 5

5 YEAR OLD INFANTS | > NOTGIVEN WO | Ghildren Six to Ten Are Bmployed : ¥ Only 11 Hours a Day BRIDQEPORT NEW BKIiTAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1918, Baltimore, Dec The Charlotte, \ C. Observer—the - volunteer and ghly enthusiastic champion of the | North Carolina cotton manufacturers | [ ——rushes to the defense of its clients | i in ecent issue. Under the caption | |8 ithrop Corrects Some Figures | | on Carolina Industries” the v cotrespondent quotes a let- om th Chi > Holt A xt Eugene Holt | & b unst the report | | PY 1l Children's B : S Semi-Annual | : tha rggerated | B ~ orts from a Feder- | @ rding the situation in | N#rth lina migh lead the unini- | § TS | tiated to think that North Caro- | i h EAGLE SHIR | ltna cotton mills actually employed | | - SILE AND SILK FIBRE .... - 3465 || ‘(m.m.n Of cours it \\'f)uh] be un- s | SILK FIBER . $8.35 ortunate for this industry to rest‘ un- | SILK STRIPED MA . $2.65 der such a cloud. Miss Lathrop, Chief K J ‘ | DRAS AND CREPE .. of the Children’s Bureau, therefore ) . $1.85 P 3 DRAS AND PERCALES $1.15 takes down the files containing the in- | | 1's reporis and looks them | § s i ’ £ iy SILK AND CREPES S s ss.ooJJl g SR S B Of Our Entire Tremendous Stock of Fine ey i (i | that anyone should h: had the im- pression ‘that the official reports re- ferred only to cotton mills because the statement of the Bureau given to the > press plainly indicates that it refers | |} 2 to all industries. ‘ This is not Miss Lathrop's fault nor 1 e 1 - o e ) ; offering extraordinary reduc super-sensetive self-consciousness on | 2 - f i . es the part of the cotton mill industry, | 3 which has persisted in thinking for | B tlons rom Our regu ar pl‘lC the past fifteen years ! cism on child labor in Ame directed against that industry s = L2 feata ot chiidnin s o s This is your once a season opportunity to supply o e orereoR el your wants in clothing at less than the regular the glass factories of W ia, \ = the coal mines of Penr : prices. This sale embraces every suit and over- even the beet fields of Cc o ‘ : G : . \ coat in our store, including all NECKWEAR n\v? h:l\l.PL". the North Carolina co P i . = Open End 4-in-hand in Persian design, Stripes sund Aliover hot under the co 2 effects, at they were attackin B i nd that the child labor | | et v fhanesa” by Nov | : \ KUPPENHEIMER BRAND CLOTHES P v e 4 ITALIAN GRENDINES ... fent irdustry iIn t South H 3 B SPECIAL STRAIGHT CUT . so Miss Lathrop goes to the | y : 7 AN ELK BRAND CLOTHES (e L ‘» e ol e of ng it clear that the ' | J = Z % 1ployers are not the only o otend B ) = CONNORS-HALLORAN BRAND ho She > find that the fiy ildren at work wera : 7 7 $5.35 to $11.35 SRR s = 7 ¥ Most Remarkable 5 N that . s agreement in B e e y : alues in Town FANCY VESTS $4.00, $5.00 to $8.50 SR .,“ e : E UMBRELLAS ............... $1.50, $2.00 to $6.00 anyo B &— LINKS, PINS AND CHAINS .... 50c—75c¢ to $2.00 of the excluded A N Overcoats en were ‘luding co cotton ind ] NN =M e # Belters, Ulsterettes, Raglans the wes 1 i ot in G test i | MWW= -/ Ulsters Form Fitted Chesterfields f us who have '@ cs as “‘child novn B M | All Materials All Colors | FINE HATS Entiro Stock of Fine Hats, Soft and SHff. A 1 Formerly priced $3.00 to $5.50. . $ CLEARANCE SALE PRICES ender of 0 X on manufacturers, to @ & : ; Prices For Immediate Delivery | 1oT1 LOT2 LOT 3 it no children of five years are Sha E1liaron in the setéon e b | ; | Reduction Are From Our Regular Selling Prices $1f05 r}% 5 $3.65 1 ten ye of age were | § rnment ate that not more | $ Z 37 for Overcoats Regularly up to ssfl.(m . 10 children hetween six and ten | 2 $ 75 ) 3 an orking in the five | 5 el ER e S *"% for Overcoats Regularly up to 34000 the cotton mills who were working | N y ¥ 11 hours a day! The chief of the FFederal Children’s | } au says that the mills visited con- | ted about one-tenth of the. total ber in the state and they were a | sample, We, therefore, grat “ontribute to the Charlotte On- 1 to its constituency what- i i 1fort they caun get out of the /. are on the 1l-hour shift the industries presided over | red congress that without a federal law North Carolina | would protest her own children. Hap- : ‘ : — 33775 for Overcoats Regularly up to 38000 LEATHER & RAINCOATS ide of terproof leather; inside eversible Sport Coat. Outside of wal e :1‘ all wool waterproof. Gabardines, Tan or Olive Drab. “1:\,7 101 alth, an - % .5 length. Special . sec em to be a a o o '“ "h ‘,“"“' h““'q’:‘fi”;‘ == | Tan leatherette all weather coat S i - $21.75 actment of a well-con- | B Shesp lined coats, heavy gabardine, shell rat coliar am for child conserva- | B 2 eep COR Chariotts " Obs : | SOCKS UNDERWEAR GLOVES ‘3 ifl?‘:%om, full length, cemented s il;‘mu;: mouse and slate. Speci:I e Special . vidence, let Chalmers Sht. Drawers 89¢ | Sheep lined Reefers. Speci im(fl?'{‘n »\H‘)’:“th‘ LoLnn I Serviceable Trousers in novelty Yisle ........ 29¢c, 4 for $1.00 Glastenbury Sht. nrflw“ M rrx — and conservative. 1 stripes special Fibre Silk .. 39c, 3 for $1.00 Derby Ribbed Union Suits $1. Wool Emb, Back $1.50, $6.00, $7.35 to $13.00 with Miss Lathrop that “in a Heavy Cheviots, all shades, Fiber Silk ... ao Lo, i Imperia) Union Suits drop e e i i time like this, whose difficulties of ad- Specint .. 83.95 Notaseme Silk, 75¢, 4 for $3.00 bt S MUFFLERS $1.00, $1.65 to $7.50 justment are evident,” it is especially Hetey) novelis g Notaseme Heather, | | Sitk and Wool Union s d Gray Cape e $2.50 $6.0 sirable to put forth no sensational N e & 21.00. 6 for $5.30 Suits . ... . 82 an and Gray G 1.75, $2.50 to .00 cxaggerated statements. Let us tepes an';dfi}‘; e "":l $‘L9z; Notaseme Colored Silk Wool and Lisle white Union Grey Mocha ... sz.;\a to PAJAMAS $1.75, r in mind that no children of five | M eavy French Back, all wool ¢ .00, 6 for $5.50 Suits Joo... $2.98 Lined Gloves .. $1.35 to vears were found at work in the cot- Worsteds, hand tatlored, X z o : 29c to $2.00 - R e | e A L = L BELTS AND SrléigENDE§§ S "()$bo ton mills and that the children be- | : i .- ] o 5 % Sl e only | Special Accordion, plain HANDKERCH 11 hour: day! CaticaraHeas| | CONNORS-HALLORAN CO. Itching Burning| | “ Skin Troubles | | | 248 MAIN STREET NEW BRITAIN, CONN. Al ; Soan 25, Ointment 25 and §0. Taleqm2s Sarmple ach Frew o butiourar Dept B, Bosvont