Evening journal., 1919-10-09
EMPLOYMENTBUREAU
Closed SHOP TODAY
Goes Out of Business Under
Orders From Wash
ingtOn
FOUND WORK FOR
MANY HUNDREDS

After nineteen months operation,
during which .t has placed thousands
OF men and women in jobs, the. United
States Employment Bureau closed up
shop today. But there were no tears.
Major Simon p. Doherty. who was
in command OF the bureau in the Old
Federal Building Sixth and King streets.
and the three women and two men who
have been assisting him, smiled as they
wound up their affairs this afternoon.
preparatory TO engaging in occupations
not financed by Uncle sam.
The reason for the smiles was cX-
planned by Major Doherty as that OF
a consciousness Of >duiy we'll per-
formed-of a job well done. There :
no need OF any shedding Of tears,
smiled The Major. and his aides agreed
with him. according 10 an superficial
appearances.
This is the second time the bureau
has received an order from Washing
ton TO close. The first time was last
March. but the order then proved, Ike
some vacclnations-it didn't take The
order arrived on March - and March
%. word came 10 keep open, as the
Department Of Labor believed 10 had
found a way 10 continue operations,
until June 80 the end OF the fiscal year,
although at a reduced compensation for
the employees
When June 30 came, the department
managed TO scrape enough funds to-
geiher 10 extend The work until today.
There was hope the bureau would be
able TO remain open until December.
but last Wednesday came fateful tele-
gram 20 close up on October 10. Being
a well disciplined officer. ihc Major to-
day obeyed orders. There IL some loose
ends TO be attended TO today, but this
afternoon the doors Of the bureau VIII
be barred against applicants for Jobs
and against stray jobs seeking appli-
cants.
Speaking. OF the work OF the bureau
this afterfoon. Major Doherty said
the returns for the present week were
not as yet completed. Last week, how
ever. the bureau registered iJ9 men, OF
whom 30 were former soldiers and 81
women, or a total OF 400 seekers for
work. Against this the bureau received
calls for help for III men and 29
women. or total OF ii0. These ii0
Jobs were all new and in addition to
an accumulation OF previously regis
tered applications and requests for
helpers.
Last week the bureau referred f59
men. OF whom 81 were former soldiers.
10 positions. and - women, or iS3 all
told Placement positions actually
filled through the bureau last week,
a A ~ fnnNnnr
soldiers and 10 women, or a total OF
40.
To operate the bureau. Major Do
herty has been aided by r. :. Miller and
James O'Kane as male assistants; by
young woman stenographer who also
served as fiscal clerk: a woman exam
liner. who also acted as statistical clerk
and by a general utility clerk.
Let me spek for my staffs loyalty"
said Major Doherty today. They
stuck by the guns even at reduced
compensation, when they could have
placed themselves I'm other better posi-
tions through this very office, weeks
ago. They believed they were doing a
good work and so they were. and they
had faith and confidence that some way
might be found TO continue the office
permanently. lhloItuhdt-l3t % AlHat
now close
Asked as TO his own prospects, the
Major replied he wasn't worrying much
about the future. There was a possi-
bnlty, he said, that he might organ
ize an employment bureau Of his own
here and take IN some Of his assistants.
Such a bureau. he said. would be run
on high-grade lines. There was room
for IL. he believed, and 10 would pay.
While the present bureau has been
in operation nineteen months, the gov
ernment immigration bureau. also To-
Gated in the King street building. carried
on employment work for a year and
half previous. placing aliens and others
in fOhc