The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-07-09

A. result Of the publication I'm
The star OF the diaaFrerHble fHtta
Az 10 the system under which the
public employment office Is brIuE
conducted the labor committee ul
the council consisting uf Nflrhtuu.
Johnston and Murphy viii mHkt
an Investigation with "a view tu
radical hettcfmenI as soon a. MHI
phy. who Boz nov Ia the EHHt &C.
turns CD the city nr eflehtun and
eouueI Imam Johnston both stated
thla morning fhNt they were 500 "a
Fur 81 pIaeiuE tho office uu "a Sub.
atauflul business basis NJ IL ,uuld
be- dome a. they believed that the
office aluev - establishment had
been uf sfvat heusait 10 The city
Thousands 81 dollars have been
brought into Seattle through the
employment office. said ur Crieh
tom. and ln other WAYS O. has been
boon % the ritf Prior 60 1a
establishment dozens Of dishonest
private employment agents we're
fuhbihE and aeiutiInK Nork.nEmeu
Tho labor committee OF The council
used 60 have Its bands fuii blek
efiuE Nith the owners ~ these pr.
waite agencies ana was frequently
compelled go revoke employment 81
f0r licenses or threaten ia DO 50
After the elty office had haHa
established the cheap concerns .aH
mruHHd % drop 90 81 existence aHA
1T Lhe present time che trouble Hfi#.
ing from such Embellishments haH
been reduced TO "a minimum The
office has made Seattle the Mecca
uf aurkiuEi~an throughout the
state Nha are seeking iaHa In that
manner and Ia bringing employers
- the rltf also. iI has addsH ma
fafiaIlY fa the wealth 81 che city
{ am certainly ln favor Of efHeua-
ma any reasonable sum uu thr IN
aIiiutIan - make IL efficient
That the nuhll. afnlf has acted
a. "a check on private ruHtefHs that
have tried fo do n legitimate bust
uesH fhure can hr ua taHhf hut A.
The Same tImo If has been hHnnarisd
a Ersat deal ia a. aofk Ter this
reason it a not In point If rffs
cheney vhat Il ought - Be- afil
Il ia largely patruniHrd ~ working
men.
The expenses f1r running the -
fIre Iast year urrs Stffe Theas
iH Jude the salary 81 one - the
clerks and oue.haIf che salary %
another. eho deyotea part ~ her
time 20 the wafk of the evil service
commission
The salary ~ the iahaf commits
alaner q not Included In Tits
amount because be claims n de-
tafr pfa tlHalis Az his time e. his
entieH A. secretary - The civil asrx.
See commission
SOME CHEESE PAIRING
The sheeae uafiuE policy puuued
- the rnuncii En- dealing with che
office BE- iafFalf the result 90 a nat
uEAl antaAunIHm existing hffWeea
that ha1y and me civil service cons
mlaaiaB. Of which the employment
office ls HHaftiH ally branch Pol
ItlHIhua have never liked the civil
service commission and besides ths
employment office la department
eIth ahlrh the eoun linen seldom
come In contact
The penny ufsr and pound fool
lah policy ~ the finance commit
tee Of the old council also hurt the
office The employment bureau has
been unable even 20 procure little
CANOPY 90 place over the Sidewalk
- that applicants fUf position while
sanding ia line before The slnduu
Would not be ablineB 10 stand IA
thu rain
The employment office uaH thn
cause % a prolonged fight IN The
council between Crfehtnu and sx-
Councilman James the latter op
posing Sc establishment and on
enlargement and TIE latter taklnK