New-York tribune., 1905-02-05

her cries and pleading, In which she protested
her honesty to the captain. the latter forced her
10 remain all night aboard the tugboat The
agent has been arrested, admits his guilt but
refuses to give the name of the captain. The
girl is married. Her husband. who lives in Hun
gary viii sail for this country next month.
1t is said by who is connected with the
employment Agencies Association that many
similar violations practised continually.
Section provides trat no agency shall be in
rooms used for living purposes where boarders
or loogers are kept, premises where
liquors are sold. Cafes and restaurants in office
buildings excepted.
MADE HIM BUY DRINKS.
Tribune reporter found that wilfu viola
tion of this section practised by an agency
In Morris-st near Broadway. An investigator
went to the agency in Morris-st. and asked for
place. He was referred to the proprtetor's
other place" which was a saloon in Green
wIch-st, near Battery Place. At the saloon he
asked for employment. and was told to wait.
Meanwhile several drinks put before him.
for which he was compelled to pay. The in
vestlgator's assistant entered the saloon half an
hour later and asked for an experienced packer
at IS a week for factory in Passaic, n. ].
The proprietor presented the first investigator
ana recommended him as an experienced man.
saying that he had known him for three years
ana had secured employment for him before
The man was hired, fee of 81 was paid by the
employer and employe to the agents manager
and a receipt bearing the address of the Morris
St agency was given TO each man. The entire
business was transacted in the saloon. No reg
lister was kept and the other requirements pre-
scribed by the law were neglected.
The purpose of conducting the business in the
saloons is to compel the applicants to spend
their money while waiting for a position. In
some saloons a blind telephone is used as
means of deceiving the applicant. The pro-
prietor accepts the applicants fee and promises
a position in a few hours He goes to the tee-
phone calls up a fictitious number then tells
the man that position will be forthcoming on
the following day. The proprietor procrasti-
| mates until the applicant for work is penniless
and he is then thrown out of the place Many
of these agencies have sleeping apartments
either above or in the rear OF the saloon where
the applicants are boarded until their money
disappears. Card games in which professional
gamblers take part flourish in these saloon-em-
ployment agencies. The victims are robbed in
this way, and percentage of the winnings is
given TO the proprietor by his hired card sharp
BUFfNG DRINKS PAYS FOR A JOB.
Another violation was found at saloon in
East 5th-st. In this place the investigator Sc
cured mans services, but no fee was exacted
from either party The compensation came from
the applicant for work, who was forced to buy
a certain number Of drinks before a position
would be procured
The Investigator also visited a saloon in Wash
ington-st.. near Battery Place, asked for work.
and received a card bearing the name of the pro-
prietor as conducting an employment office at
the saloon address
The place was visited a day later and posi-
tion was promised to the applicant The second
investigator called. and asked for experienced
packer The first investigator was presented by
the proprietor of the saloon and falsely rec
commended for the position. A fee of 81 was
taken from both men, and receipts bearing the
saloonkeeper- agents address were given to both
All business was transacted IN the saloon, and
none of the law requirements were observed. In
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