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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 9 Jan 1931, p. 31

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m Tth.re vnildren's Codie, araftec by that body, is summarized as are the' recommendations of the sub-committees on Child H-ealth, Education, and DefectiveChlr. Tncluded in this issue, of the Illinois Voter are aso the present Illinois Child Labor and school attendance. laws and articles by Julia. Lathrop, first' Chief of- the Children's Bur eau, and ÇGrace Abbott,' present Chief, probably. the two most nationally recognized authorities in.,tbefield of- Cbild Welf are., 461n- thçse sterner years'" says Miss Lathrop- in this number of the Illi-- Rois Voter, "it appears that child labor-as indicated- by. labor cer- tificates-has increased. The . Chil- dren's bureau, is quoted. as showing that1 approxiimately 260,000 fuli-time tworking certificates were, issued in 1929 as compared with 150,000 in 1928. That is a heavy increase. I t rntans' that the family wages are dropping Qr lost until children who were in school must try for, jobs. The économie subject, is seldomn cheeýrful at a time like this yet neyer is it more imperative to search. for a more excellent waythan to deprive a child of sebool and put him at low wages in a man's place.* "With terrifying clarity 'the high rates -of infant mortality of our coun- try, have ýalso been revealed in the studies of the Children's Bureau. 'While the population of our country undoubtedly.- approves these studies and admits the needless sufering here revealed. sometimes 'it eats its supper-it forgets.2 Mothers and babies have paid and will pay agaixn J if Senate Bill 255 is flot passed.. This bill provides for federal aid in the promotion of the hygiene of mothers. and babies and was ad-vocated in, the niaiden speech in the. Senate 'by former Secretary of.Labor Davis.", Kenilworth Jays Win From'New Trier Tearns Hanci Ihe purchase of a 8110w paow to be Eused for cléaning heavy, drifted snow *f roni Keuilwortb streets wheui occa- sion demands. The suow plow *ill, be of the type, which is. a(tachçd to a. -truck Aother Triumho ur January Sdes: Imported Underwea r-- -va.lues towliich we need add no word of praise.!, I-andmade $4.95; Handmacle Chemises and BDauwtA. STEvrns-Firse ?Ier

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