New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 10, 1925, Page 13

CHILD MARRIAGE REPORT ISSUED Out Statement New York, March 10.—More than 00 persona living in the United tes today were “child brides,” less than 16 yeats of age when they married, or were married to brides under that age, and the great ma- belief, are native white of native hese are a fow of the facts revealed In an extend- of child marriages pur- | many I cd study i sued in 90 cities In 28 states, & pro- ‘ liminary report on which was made public here today by the | Sage Foundation, I This situation fs%dus in. large | measure to two causes, suys the re- | port: The fact that many states re- quire no better evidence than the affidavit of one yandidates for a marris und that. the legal minimum mar- | riage age is still only 12 years for I virls and 14-years for boys in New York, New Jerscy, Pennsylvani [ Kerflucky, Louisiana, Virginia,| I Ilorida, Maryland, Rbode Island, I Tennessee, Colorado, Idaho, Maine and Mississippi. Continuing the report given out Russell of the | by the Foundation says: “The serfousnesa of the situation becomes cven more impréssive when it s | Foundation classes | as child only those under 16| years of age; that it does not take | into aceount the many murriages of | chitdren over 16, but under 18; and that the total of 667,000 child Urides and husbands of child brides 1 increused of additional ehild mar B have the Foundation's investigators included in their estimates boys married at 17 or younger to girls or | l vomen older than 15, because the number of such marriages is rela- tively small, = study, vay, cove known !lm' the which is still under V" The 1 All-Purpose Chips _from i Silicat>of | other cities have THE LITTLE STORE WITH THE BIG VALUES - Rusel Sage Fouadaton Gives ority of these, contrary to popular | of age | e license, ‘ | tecognition by the government of | Norwegian Soda joergvin. riage problem, but the whole sub- jeet of the administration of mars rlage laws, The sections of the re-| port dealing with child marflages will * be-published within & fow | weeks and will immediately be | | brought to the attention of leagucs | of women voters, marriage Jaw ad- ministrators, school authorities, state #nd local legislators, clergy- mon and soclal welfare agencies s thrgughout the country, “As an ilustration of the public apathy in tho matter, It is a fact | that in 14 states it 18 legally pos- | sible for a girl to marry at an | carlier age than that at which shc | is permitted to become a wage rmer. The marrlageable age of girls has remained an inactive fssuc in these states;, while thelr educa- tional and child welfare agencles have kept the age of leaving school and of entering industry a burning one. “In the matter of chill mar riages, no group in any section of | the United States has yet given serlous attentlon to the soclal ef- tect of existing laws and to their Em- aty daily adaptation in the) | llcenso offices. It should be noted | that these facts concern the general publie also, and parents more than other one section of the pub- WOMEN SUCCEED IN GETTING SAME PAY Ii(‘l'e is Mrs Swedish S[ates Gwe ECIllfll\ Lying-in II;)spiluI- at Chicago with her child, comfortably Salaries fo Both March | will remain indefini Stockholm, 10,—Sweden’ Nicholas Longworth (right) as baby she Paulina. wrapped in a blanket, tely. . was carried by | nurse on the trip to the Drake Hotel, where Mrs, Longworth left | The | its working women have scored an im- | portant victory through the official the principle of equal pay for men| William H. Cowles and women in the employ of the president of the nowl state. The recognition appears in | Plantsville the form of a recommendation sub- mitted to the Riksdag by Minister | of Finance Thorsson, along with | timate for the National b afterncon. Ot as follow V. Walkle t, Clarence amuel I Krae Martin ¥, Gr In justifying his proposal Thorsson points out that the SOUTHINGTON (meeting of the directors held y committec the | scout NEWS Maxwell Noble, William Cushing and Willlam Moore are the uranging the formation of | troop; r1son will be the was elocted | master, v organized ank at th planning to make it the 1 town. er offie 1 sery Cowles; di- |ell of G mer of Wa- | Methodist blait of | lane, churceh Water Burial was in Wat¢ crvice law virtually gives women |wytorbury, W. H. Cowles, e the same privileges and responsi- | wykley, M. Collins and Richa | Harn hilities as men, so far as the actual jjott of this town; John J. \Iurm»\ [ nold a busin work is mmvrnul, and it is only [of Waterbury, Leo Davis of Nor- | party 11 enin al, therefore, that the salary|walk and Charles E. Miller of N S given position should remain | York city. Theheaatrot i constant, whether the service 1'1 Quarters for the new bank are | show t prese rendered by a man or a woman, | now heing mude What makes the victory for the of an old building women the moré nd striking is thefed that the bank will estimate, in fopen for business by Aj scrutiny of | talization of $ item, will involve a nesti-|but more than twice expenditure of $11,000,000 |has already been recei e than last year. This means|capit Ithough no new or increased creased o $50.000. are contemplated, all hope for | = arly tax reduction fact that the budget spite of the strictest every The Ladies’ auxiliary | Post, American Legion, must be ister of finance char ccopomic situation in generally good. He looks tor conditions during the next fiscal year and says that, if there s any change, it is likely to be an fm- provement la council, lumbus, will meet e Commur Kn' home an st and second degrees Other candidates, be discussed ies Want to Change Danish Names 2 March ged its name purpose of wiping lans for 1 Kiltonic post, lare now comi conmmitt 10 look into this the Legion mieeti a preliminary been held their intention of joinin 10.—Since o Oslo out a s under Danish control, many also expressed a urn to their original names, hering sire 1o 1 Norwegia meeting will be held thi and now wants to be|the purpose of forming and; T 1 Wants | section of the new 1 n to the name of Nidaros, |has been placed at the hopes to be as headquarters. Willia THE DRESS GOODS SHOP 400 MAIN STREET We are celebratin, SILKS Anniverqary \alc $1.75. Anniver- sary Sale ... Yd. $1.95. \nmvel- sary \ale to Annivi cr sary Sale .. $2.25. Anniv cl- sary Sale .. Black Silk Satin, regular $1.65. v $1.19 10 in. Silk (1epe de Chine, reg. $1.29 New Spring Novelty Crepe, reg. + $1.25 300 Yd l'lguled Silk from $ 2 $1.00 10 in. Silk (‘anton (‘repe, reg. + $1.59 Pure s‘ilk Japaneec l’onxee. reg. ‘N\ STARTING TOMORROW ( WED.) 7t ANNIVERSARY SA| g our Seventh Anniversary with the people W ()OLE\S )h in. Pule \\ool Jclsc\. reg. $1.89. \nnne]- $1 39 sary Sale . W ool Dre« Hanne|~ reg. S1. Anniversary o $1 25 Sale [mp(ntcd lupongc regular 95c. Anniversary \d 65C Sale 36 in. Wool Canton Crepe, reg. $1.59. \nnner $1 OO sary Sale . in. All W ool C oatm;z, reg. Anniversary o $1 95 Sale 36 in. Wool Serge, regular $1.25. Anniversary Yd. 75(: Sale . the renovations | 000 was applied for, stock will prohs the Legion hall thig eve 8 evening 1 v Boy Scout troop to be fos: American be 36 boys had sigy gion huilding | 8' community hiome on it is expect- t will meet tonigh be ready to oril 1. Capi- for its SPIRTTUALISTIC BOOKS this amount | SRR ved and the | ably be in- | For Members of Cult. March of Kiltoni ¢ will meet ning. hts of C 1d confer upon cl matters wilt had ¢ Ang s Friday for | | the troop. A disposal of | arn ~ Nclson, BRING RESULTS THE LITTLE STORE WITH THE BIG VALUES 400 9A M of New Britain. Seven years of faithful relations and now to show our appreciation for the patronage accorded in the past we are plac- ing our entire $tock on salg at cost prices so that you may profit. COTTONS 36 in. LONG CLOTH, reg. 19¢. Anniversary 1 21/2 c Sale Anniversar) Sale Yard 25{.‘ 36 in. Unbleached Sheeting, reg. 19¢. Anniver- 1 21/2(~ v Sale, Yd. 33 in. Fast (‘0101 ch« Gingham. Reg. 25c. sary Sale Indian Head Linen. 9-4 Pequot Shcetinu. regular 75¢. Anniversary . Yd. 59C Sale 36 in. Fast ('(»lm (‘u‘lnnnv reg. 25¢. Sale and at the South bury. The post is very enthusias- | tic about fostering the troop and is | best onc 0 Fune for Mrs. Jane | Pirst vice-presl- | payne were held today at the home sccond vi of her daughter, Mrs. Alfred Miteh- first | called [the projeeted troop and will be used | | THE HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Opens Store | 1 i ‘ . i 170 East Main St., Near Summer St. NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS ' Gould Battery Station Weextend a cordial invitation to visit this up-to-the-minute Bat- tery Station at any time. We are the local distributors for the famous GOULD BATTERY and will at all times maintain a high class service to motorists on all makes of hatteri We will also have a full line of Accessories and Greases. Special attention will be given to Radio Batteries. Free Crank Case Complete Line of Service Batteries Service — Oils Greases i and e BATTERY MAN Makes of Batteries Formerly With the O'Neil Tire and Battery Co Accessories “Ask For Rudy” Gould Battery Service Co. 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