Evening star., 1925-03-30
John D. KendaII's Counsel In
dicateS Aim to Expedite
Test of Employment Law.
SIS FINE Is MAXIMUM
COURT COULD ASSESS
Fourth Accusation Filed Since
Warrants Were Drawn to Be
Included in Hearing.

The trial of John D. Kendall, presi-
dent OF the Washington Business Bu-
reau, who is charged with four viola
tions of the law under which en-
ployment agencies are licensed to
operate here. was set today for
April s.
Mr.. Kendall and his attorney. Sam
A. Syme, appeared before Judge Gus
A. Schuldt in Police Court this morn
ing, formally answered TO the war
rant and asked that the date for the
hearing be set for Wednesday week
to give them time to prepare their
defense. The request was promptly
granted
Mr. Kendall accepted service of the
warrant at the first precinct police
station yesterday and was released
under SIS collateral. SIS for each of
the three counts under which he was
then charged. Judge Schuldt con-
tinued the same collateral, which rep
resents the maximum fine the court
might impose upon conviction of such
violations
Fourth Charge Filed.
Since service of the original war
rant, which alleged three offenses,
Assistant Corporation Counsel Ed
ward w. Thomas has formally flied
the fourth charge, which accuses Mr..
Kendall of operating the Washington
Business Bureau without a proper
license. No further collateral will
be asked. however, and the additional
charge will be brought up at the
hearing April s.
When Assistant Corporation Counsel
Thomas decided to bring the charges
against Mr.. Kendall he inquired
whether the Washington Business
Bureau had obtained a license au-
thorizing 1t to act in the capacity of
said he was informed by the License
Bureau that no license had been
issued to the Washington Business
Bureau, but that Mr.. Kendall had
taken one out in his own name.
The assistant corporation counsel
declared he would like the court to
pass on the validity of such a license
He believes that there is an important
question rs to whether a license is
sued to an individual could be ac-
accepted as authority for an entire
bureau to operate. Mr.. Thomas said
he was of the opinion that a license
should have been obtained in the
name of the Washington Business
Bureau.
Hope to Expedite Case.
Mr.. Syme and Mr. Thomas had a
short conference this morning and
arranged to meet and discuss the case
within the next few days with a view
of coming to some agreement that
may save the time that would be oc-
cupied by the testimony of witnesses
placing the case squareIy up to the
question of whether or not the law
protects all laborers or only domestic
and common laborers.
Under this process. Mr. Thomas
said, Mr.. Kendall would offer no de-
fense on the grounds of misstate-
ments by witnesses and let the court
decide the issue on the basis of a
straight test case of the statute. Mr..
Syme said he regarded the charges
against Mr. Kendall as effort to
test the law and that he would like
to get together with Mr.. Thomas on
that basis.
Mr.. Thomas said he thought such
an agreement would save witnesses
the necessity of testifying in open
court. Whether or not the agree
ment would apply only to the ques-
tion of accepting fee in excess of
81, however, has not been announced
There is a possibility that the other
charges would be heard in q regular
court trial, particularly one concern
ing a man who had applied to the
Washington Business Bureau for a
position as watchman.