Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-24

fee. In one of these, so far as the
assistant corporation counsel, Mr.
Thomas, could ascertain. the agent
had not taken out a license TO oper-
ate. Neither one. he said. had com
piled with section of the law
making 1T mandatory that that part
of the statute concerning fees be
plainly printed in full on the back OF
every receipt given out for money
received in exchange for service
Mr.. Thomas, however, Is anxious to
get clear-cut case, if the law is
to be tested. He reiterated that the
proceedings would prove neither
costly nor embarrassing to the per-
son furnishing him with the neces-
sary information. No charges will
be made on the prosecuting witness
uhe only demands being the time
necessary to give the testimony be-
fore the proper authorities.
From January 5, 1924. the begin
ming Of our corporate existence, tc
January /, 1925, we handled 1893 re-
quests from employers for employees
and made 500 pls cements. We COL
lected over e6 cents on the dollar OF
business done. Our profit for this
service was ss5S.os. or slightly less
than 6s cents per placement made.
Even this unreasonably small profit
would have been impossible except for
the great volume of business done and
through rigid economies in operating
expense. To charge that our fee is
an exorhibant one is ridiculous on the
face of 1t. 1t would be just as alb
surd to say that the price of a suit
OF clothes was exorbitant because it
amounted to one-fourth of a month s
SALARY Roth ifarnS a 1lv n
sary, and in each case the source oil
payment is Identical"
Two of the letters received by The
Star this morning recounted surpris-
ing experiences several persons had
with employment agents. One was
from a young man who applied to a
bureau that by its name indicated II
was a religious-charitable affair AS
sured by the girl in charge that the
bureau had a position waiting for
him and that 1t would be held open
until his references were looked up
the man paid his 81 registration fee.
Upon going to the place where the
position was supposed to be waiting
however. the youth discovered that
the same bureau had filled it with
another man the very day he had paid
his registration fee. Returning &c
the bureau, the applicant asked why
he had been deceived. He was
promptly ordered out of the office
and later learned that the 81 was re-
earded las a donation to the poor
Whether or not the bureau has any
actual church affiliation is not yet
known.
Another man applied to an employ
ment agent for a position as doorman
After paying his So registration fee
he was sent to a local theater, where
he was told a job awaited him. He
found that the theater had been
closed for a good while, and while he
pondered three more men arrived from
the same employment bureau. All
had paid their 81 registration fee
When they returned to the agent and
demanded their money back he or
dered them to get out of his Office
land stay out"
This same agent, the writer con-
tinued, is advertising positions in q
local newspaper several days after
they have already been filed II don't
mind losing the ST. he added, but ]
hate to be beat-out of IL in that way
as know there. are many others be-
ing done the-s same way And l am
going to be the first one to appear in
court against him."