Evening Star Newspaper, July 19, 1923, Page 20

Vife, of Old American Stock, Stands Back of Johnson’s Victory *Balance W heel,” lect’s Impetuosity, | Years of Building 3 ncial Dispatch to The Star. i ST. PAUL, Minn., July 19.—Baek on 140-acre farm in the farm country southern Minnesota are a quite motherly woman, three sturdy boys and three pretty girls who worked Nurder than any one in the state to put Magnus Johnson In the United Spates Senate. i For while Magnus was taking daily Wication trips away from his farm ip Kimball, Minn.,, campaigning for the election that brought him a plur- ity of 90,000 votes, “Ma" and the 8lx children were upholding “Pa's" s#putation a8 a real dirt farmer. Capital Ofters No Thrill s. Johnson is a home boby, and ‘s wife and a mother. Be- is a senator's wife and skeretary of the county school board, But those jobe are side issucs. And that is why the prospect of a winter il Washington, or several evinters, es not offer any thrills “Washington is a lovel Bhnson admitted, Bave made no plan of women enterin approve, also, of husbands g Whlitic a family of six ildrer and three girls. ana 1 cgmpaixning. W0n the day oiting election the iR years, a comiparative Known farmer smashed right th the line of the ol : républican stronghold, defeating Gov. 0. Preus, also a candidate_for yn's unexpired term, Mrs. her children were found cited congratulatory TS finishing the day's “chor Carry on Farm Work. 'wing the most ex- state has known hnson hurried 1o S 1 phant tner, but yed at home. and four, and Vietor, were found by visitors re- ey from milking the cow feeding the stock, : ey were proud of thelr “pa,” frouder of the fact that the farm @n't hired ® man this summer. gnes, aged ten, and Florenc nine, had miiked , nd fed their chicken - ) ent " in mdneteen, 1o hand. A i8 fourteen, did all ring, and the ¢ oir wheat was ri upder the warm July sun and the t41l branches of potato plants were bpginning to rust. They, tos, hardly thought the famil 1a & Washington, ause the them much, Their job now they have put fence, and they are v tickled. Mry, Johnson Is Balanée Wheel. on is pleased, too, but In er _election g and golden ba going farm SXPLAIN STEEL PRICES ! TO TRADE COMMISSION TJlinois Corporation Auditors Bring | % HDa!n to Investigation of Pitts- i burgh-Plus System. i/\uduvr,q representing #vel Corporation w to continue discussion in the Federal Trade tigation of the price basis for western A Vast volume of exhibits. in cqding months, 1 thal prices sgeel articl during a of years when the pric basis under investigation ha cgnstituted the mate In readines: J0ne of the contentions made by steel companies, for which proof is Bught In the examinations, s that the practice of charging western sgeel consumers the ttsburgh price, s freight to the consuming point, ¢ steel manufactured in the Chic- Ago-Gary industrial area has only followed during periods ‘ 1% periods s asserted the PI a long term -making applied, depress have dropped below bRegh-plus” level, There were 1ewize sald to have been occasions en it rose above “Pittsburgh-plus” ures. HOOL JANITOR SAVES $2,500 IN FIVE YEARS tal Bank Officials Point to Ex- ample of Laying by for ’ “Rainy Day." here is a public school ashington who has sa e 1918 tHe t P United &l - janitor in ved ites postal savings s officials point to his ample of what a man n do in the way of putting mon ide for the proverbial “rainy day iAlthough on a modest salary, he s managed to put into the postal vings which many men off man; salary would not bg ashamed. Officials refused to give hfs name or address, feeling that per- sgnal publicity migh be undesired by Jjanito draw undue attention Paul to putting his money in Steadying Senator- Brings Success in 25 Up on Farm Home. her own quiet sort of way. Mr, John- son a fighting Teddy Roosevelt 3 f man, and Mrs. Johnson is his bulance wheel,” his mainstay. Al- though Magnus was born in Sweden, his wife is of ‘good, old American | stock. She was born in Minnesota, and is a descendant, on her mother's | side, of Gen. Israel Putnam of revo. | lutionary war fame. Today Minne- sota thinks Magnus Johnson is a big man, but what the whole state doesn't know yet is that behind him for | five years has been a big | a woman who has borne him | six splendid children, who has buiit up a rorty-acre farm to one of 140 acres of smoothly running, successful efliciency, who has encouraged him and steadled him, and who is still willing to “carry on” while Magnus bears the banner of the farmer-labor | party to Congress. “Yes, the children and I get along very well." this gray-haired, comely woman admits quietly. The boys do he planting, the girls the housework. I often milk seven cows before break- | fast. They are good children. They re pretty smart and work hard. We manage to keep things going when | father is busy.” And that's why, al- though the fa is proud and pleas- ed with success, they still will stay on the farm, and the soclety cannot say next winter that | A and family have taken up their restdence at the capital.” {ELECTION OF JOHNSON IS HAILED BY HYLAN iGothnm Mayor Says Administra- *| tion Is Paying for “Fine Prom- ] ises,” Believed Unfulfilled. | | By the Associated Press NEW YORK, July 19.—The victory { of Magnus Johnson, the farmer-labor ‘s newly elected senator from , has given “official Wash- 2 inkling of the temper of people, which speaks fair to weep the existing regime into the | political aiccard.” says a message of congratulations sent by Mayor Hylan to the Minnesotan and made public { par Minne: “Heartiest congratulations on your election to the United States Sen- |ate” says the tilegram. ‘“The ad- ministration is paying for its fine promises to the farmer, which did not square with such oppressive measures as the Fordney-McCumber { tarift. 1t will pay for its wobbly in- ternational policy, especially if it binds the American nation in a po- iitical ance such as the world art “It will pay if it remains idle while the Interstate Commerce Commission permits the transcontinental railroads to get away with a valuation ten bil- lions in excess of actual investment, thereby inflicting an annual burden of a billion and a half dollars on the American people. “It will pay =o long as it permits system to exist which allows a farmer but $175 a vear on his farm, while the rallroads, during the same period, earned $717.000,000 above cost of operation, largely through exor- bitant freizht rates” Bordens CHOCOLATE MALTED MILK FOR a light lunch when you are tired or rushed. 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Senator Ball said alrcumstances and conditions here when the present rent act {s about to expire nexi May must act as a guide. Some question the legality of Con- gress extending or making permanent the commission. 1In this connection it is pointed out that the Ball rent act originally was enacted 10 meet & war emergency and that it is doubtful if an emergency could be declared to exist at this time. The five members of commission are not making the body permanent. Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor. William F. Gude and Thomas E. Peeney ure convinced there will be need for such a tribunal for a long time. Oliver Metzerott does not think so. He sald the steady increase in the supply of homes in a year or so will meet the diemnand ade- quately. Thomas S. Whaley, chairman of the commission, Intimated that he be- lieves there will be need for a rent law for quite a few years. Homes Still Scarce. Mrs. Taylor,. who is now the senior member of the commission, 1s firmly convineced that there always will be need for a tribunal such as the Dis- trict Rent Commission. During her long service with this body she has made a deep study of the housing situation in Washington and is look- ed upon here genermlly as an au- thority on this subject. ““There still is a scarcity of homes in_ this elty Mrs. Taylor said. “While thls scarcity condtinues tanore will_be urgent nced for the services of the Rent Commission to see that Justice is extended to both temant and Jandlord. By a scarct f homes I mean there {5 a scarchty of low and so-called medium price apart- ments and houses—those within the means of more than $5 per cent of the capital’s resident population. There the present unanimous on is at this time an abundance of what | are referred to as fashionable and high-priced apartments and houses vacant, but the rents for these are such as to be prohibitive to the aver- age government employe and wage earner, the two classes of citizens that make up the great bulk of our population. Many High-Price Places. “I am informed that there are at this time more than 4,000 avallable apartments and houses of the high- price variety unrented in Washing- ton. The increase in the number of high-price apartments during the past building season has been of little benefit to the average resident. The increase has not brought down rents and the family head seeking a home at a rental of from $20 to $40 a month is still facing a problem aimost as ‘serlous and distracting as during the war period, Therefore these so-called high-price apartments might just as well not have been built, 80 far as thelr general acces- sibility is concerned. “The threat of alley evictions fi compliance with a law of Mrs. Taylor continued, materially to the housing problem and has tended to add to the scarcity of the low and moderate price houses, thereby boosting rentals and sales prices of this class of homes. ‘The fact that many houses con- structed during the year have been for selling purposes exclusively has not contributed to force a reduction in rentals. Protection Is Needed. “It (herefore can be readily seen that the salaried man and woman and the wage earner must have continued protection, such as has been extend- ed under the terms of the Ball rent act. To extend this relief, both to the tenant and the landlord as well, the Rent Commission should be continued. “This tribunal has, throughout its entire life, been fair and Impartia and has operated in a highly satisfac tory manner. It already has served us & model for other cities throughout the country which have been facing a housing problem. The Ball act could be made to continue as & model for | every municipality of the nation. We {have had hundreds of inuiries trom other cities for explanations of our methods of operation. The present New York city rent law was drafted from our law, and our method of fix- ing fair rents has been Incorporated in the present Detrolt housing law.” Gude Would Save Act. There is an absolute necessity for continuing the Rent Commission, ac- cording to Commissioner Gude. In nounced emphasis. He added that as a result of his nearly two years' service as a member of the commis- sion and being thoroughly acquainted with conditions in Washington be- cause of his long life here and his years of actlvities in civie and fra- ternal organizations and as a busi- ness man, he is convinced of the need for such an agency as the Rent Commision. He said there will al ways be need for it, and because « this he personally would dislike to see the life of the commission jbrought to an end when the Ball {extension act expires next May “The demand for homes in Wash- ington is far greater than the sup- v, Mr. Gude said. Like his col- ague, Mrs. Taylor, he added though, that low-priced homes are probably as scarce as during the war period No Drop in Rents. “I hear people say almost every day that the housing problem has long since passed or that it is on the wane and that hundreds of apart- ments and houses are being adver- jtised every day for rent,” he said. “But these empty apartments are on the market at rentals ranging from $75 to $250 a month. There is posi- tively no evidence of a drop in rents. On the contrary there is evidence of increases, especially in the homes in popular demand—those under $50 a month. “Of course, there no longer is an __Don’t Theorize About Your. Boy’s Schooling Getting the boy college is a matter tion. Just now is the critical point in his Ca!‘eel‘—when he neadfl direction; wl'lcn his faculties of acquirement need proper cultivation and attui methods to reach That's why The Swavely School is of such service. 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This condition is going to exist for a long time to come, and just so long as it does there will be need for a rent commission. “No one in Washington,” Mr. Gude eontinued, “‘who is familiar with the manner in which - his tribunal has functioned can say that it has not endeavored to be impartial to all and to deal’ honestly and intelligently with landlord as well as tenant.” Awaits Future Events. Oliver Metzerott, one of the three newly appointed members of the commission, said there is a doubt in his mind whether there will be any need for that body after the next year or so, According to Mr. Metzerott's view- point the need for the continuation of the present rent act will depend entirely upon the condition of the housing situation here. The answer to this proposal can be more clearly and definitely made a yvear or elght- een months from now, he believes “In that time it can easily be de- termined whether or not the supply of houses and apartments is ade- quately meeting the demands of the population,” Mr. Metzerott explained. “When the supply reaches a point where it is somewhere equal to the demand it is questionable if there will then be any great necessity for the operation of the Ball rent fct as it §s now. To continue the commis- sion permanently would necessitate the continuation of the expense of its operation, thereby unnecessarily add- ing to the tax burdens of the citi- zens. Owner May Need Ald. “It may be possible, though, that the because of this it might be possible that the expense of its continued op- eration would be justified. As time &oes on and the housing situation reaches a point bordering on normaley it te my belief that it ‘will be the landlord” and real estate agent and not the tenant who will ha — | giving this answer he did so without | COntinuation of the Rent Commission | a second's hesitation and with pro- | WOUId have a stabilizing influence and n;sd for the services of the commis- sion. “The Rent Commission, if continued permanently,” Mr. Metzerott explained further, “could be made to serve as a real arbiter and to exact justice from both the tenant and landlord. In this event its stabllizing influence would attract investors to apartments and houses as safe medlums. The latter would naturally be more willing to invest in rental property if they knew there was a commission to pro- tect the investor as well as the o cupant of the property.” Legality Is Questioned. Thei there are those who, aside from any other feelings, contend that to cre- ate & permanent Rent Commission for the District would be unconstitutional. The Ball rent act was temporary legis- lation, they say, and was intended only to meet an emergency growing out of the war. One prominent member of the local bar, who has been intimately associated with the operation of the commission since it was created, and who questipns the legality of making the commission permanent, made the following legal comment toda; “It {3 extremely doubtful, to my mind, whether Congress has the power to cre- ate a_permanent rent commission for the District of Columbia; in other words, whether an act of Congress pro- viding for such & commission would be constitutional. Quotes Supreme Court. “The original Ball rent law was en- cted by Congress as ‘temporary leg- islation’ and was e necessary by emergencies growing out of the war. 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