Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-01-09
Traffic
in Girls
|. Exposed
Secrets Of White Slave Trade
Barred BY Labor Il.
Agents

chicago, Jan. BTOWners of employ
ment agencies charged. with "lasso-
ing young iris off the streets and pro-
misin them jobs" sending women 10
disorderly houses and safes, refusing
TO- refund money, operating without, a
license, and with other %offenses
against the employment agency law,
appeared yesterday before the Illinois
board of labor commissioners.
twas ths first session. of the board
since its appointment by Governor
Dunno. The meeting was in the offic-
es Of Chief Inspector of Agencies
Richard J.. Knight at 1872 South Wa
bash avenue. Only the defendants
were called. .t
No decisions we're made end the
defendants will not know until today
whether or not their licenses will he
revoked. This is the only penalty
the board has the power to inflic1.
There were six operators of agcn-
cies present, and each was sworn and
questioned regarding the charges. In
one case the defendant failed to ap-
pear.
Girl Accuses Woman.
Mrs. Sofic Prendota of $40 Milwau-
kee avenue, was the first witness. Miss
Katie Wr0bell of 1913 Ohio street,
the complainant, had charged she gave
81 to Mrs. Prendota. Mrs. Prendota
got her a job washing dishes in a
Greek restaurant. At night she ask
ed the employer the way to her home.
He volunteered to accompany hr. He
attacked her, she said.
When Knight and Mrs. Mccartney,
an investigator tried to find the man,
they learned his name had not been
entered on Mrs. PrendOta's books.
The woman said his restaurant was
at 1925 Madison s~treet-which proved
to be wrong.
Another. charge against Mrs. Prem
dota was that two young girls, osten-
sibly wanted positions, were found
automobile ridin with two young men.
They had been taken from the Milwau-
kee avenue agency by the men. 1t
was learned they had lived, not in
Milwaukee, as they had said, but in
the Ontario hotel, according to the
charges, and they we're not looking
hard for work.,
Mrs. Prendota was ordered to bring
her books before the commission this
afternoon.
Girls Denied Money Refund.
Miss Frances Olinski of 121. West
Chicago avenue was said by Florence
and Ella Hoffman of $50 .>orth Ada
street to have refused to refund mon
ey. She had told the girls after re-
failures to find them positions.
that the Hotel Warner had telephoned
for two champermaids. The Hoffman
telephoned the hotel and learn
ed no help was needed.
The clerk, when visited by Mrs. CAT
frey, said he had orders to take in
money and ray nothing out. Miss
Olinski didn't understand what was
meant by Registered fee Office" She
also was. told to come back today.
Charles =. Schriemer, who goes by
lis stage name, Charley Lecigne, was
accused Of sending Miss Maud l.. Hea-
'ord Of u South Sacramento boule-
a violinist, to a disorderly cafe
"un by Martin Dempsey in Peoria.
Schriemer said Dempsey had told
lin he was going to make a respecta-
Die vaudeville. house Of his place-then
said he had not investigated. He
lever investigated any cases. He un-
.lerstood Something of the law, out not
Ill about It, he testified, and wouldn't
send a girl to a disreputa.
de place, as he had children of his
)Wn.
Another Woman Accused.
Mrs. Nellie Bernfoot of 1144 West
Chicago avenue was charged with
a registered fee Office with
,ut a license, taking fees for positions
lot secured, and immortality in office.
Mr.. Knight said he had a number of
eve or eight a day,
against Mrs. Bernfoot, her husband,
md her sister. She kept the girls
.