Evening Star Newspaper, February 20, 1924, Page 17

DISTRICT SUFFRAGE | . SEENFROM21S Luce, Arguing Against It,i Confronted by Practical Example. ANACOSTIA FLATS CITED! Assessment of Damages on Prop- erty Owners Declared “Act of Despotism.” District sufirage was discussed from 1wo sides | 1ight before the regu- lar meetir f the Washington Chamber of Commerce in the red room of the New Willard Hotel, T discussion was precipitated ative Robert Luce of M, told the audicuce why the should not have sufirage. he retired from the room, however, shortly after completing his the other side of the suf- tion came un, when George . Brown, in presenting a report of the Anacostia flats committee, pointed out that the law providing for the assessment of damages for the rec- lamation of the Anacostia against contiguous property owners » example of why the should be repr etts District Before frage que s @ conere District 'ongres: Representa belief that ti suffrage. be heard in Congt through organi- wtions, but that it shomld not be repre- sented.” Congress i . he s with the betterment said of S committe ation complained th on which he would was p: 3 tion bill, without the District wportunity to b and th 1ot have p th a which , was 1 (tion S steps « the legistation repealed =% 1o United States.™ H tssie, in seconding the resolution, said that every one knew that this is. o1 the cases o “slipping over”™ on the people of the District « t unprevedented He poiuted out that the land out of the viver und that the Lelonss to the United States, it riy id harbor inproy . ntemplited by Con- cial of this govern- uvd. that it should adiacent property uman dreamed that provement should | adjacent proper not for them or their properties. 1t Will not benefit them a street or wer ter main. It is part of a comprehensive scheme for the redemption of a waterway to ! up of the being, he that vast aid. ever ational im- subject for nent. It is the silting river al T | and weizh nt f of I with the Kind am- . the people of not hay will sit District 1 as long as | me one on floar The. of t House. voted u favor orf th VGO 1 september trial exposition exclusizoly fo factuters of the Distriet of « bia A handso mounted Lan ApEpronri man- lum- by was followed by rdurd by criblagze th Bauner” and president, presided at | the following which sup- per a mee Was U. S. POSITIONS OPEN. | Real when } ment und | It is due | indus- i cle; RENT REGULATION NEED DENIED| POKER PORTRAITS. BY CAPITAL REAL ESTATE EXPERT| n 4. Petty Declares No “Ring” Exists to Increase Rates—Less Than One Per Cent of Tenants Testify for Law, He Asserts. Speaking for himself, and not for the Washington Real Estate Board, John A. Petty, executive secretary of that organization, delivered a pre- pared statement before the House Subcommittee on rent legislation last exhaustive discussion of the prob- lem from the real estate man's point of view which has been made, Mr. Petty first denied the existence of any r state “ring” in Wash- ington and proceeded with his state- ment, which follows: “There are three reasons why my pe; in sonal opinion, the Washington I Kstate Board has not entered into the controversy over this leg lation. Some Dealers Favor “First—Amon w. its membership vho hones 1 legislat there been the i their profits from sale ¢ For this reason they are st indifre nding the cond—Other s largely cter and ha nt Commission. members _conduct of a brokerage little or no_ so- called — rent devartments. These members have not come in contact with the operation of the Rent Com- mission and know little of the prob- lem and ewise are uninterested and indifferent. “Third—There are other members of the board who have refrained from actively opposing this ation be. cause they -hesitate to the risk understood and lted and embarrassed by being maligned and branded in the »st despicable terms that many supporters of the Rent Commission have frequently used. Asks Troad Survey. om the newspaper accounts of e hearings, it seems to me that the economic and fundamental princi- ples involved in this legislation are not being given as much prominence jas their importance merit. Consider- able time seems to have be. to the consideration of individual cases of tenants and landlords and not enough time nor thought to broad study of the subjact to insure correct and sound conclusion. Prac- Iy all of the evidence, testimony and statements brought out in these hearings come from parties that are directly interested in the subject in pective of the position rily be influ- | 1 interest t there are of Wash- belief { found it necessary ortant to appear uation support of the individual tenan ally ana rified, it is timony tound to many I have be o j erately eolored. ™ ent that in ma {given by some persons who are ul { reasonable and unfair and unpopular with not only the broker {involved, but of fellow t portions of the der to be entitrely suld satisfy itself nd conside ueh person tual condit d upon investigation. f Rent Law. fair, Congre: sl in_ this be di Operation pect to th lieve Congr intended to 1 Wish to point out a few i s'in its operation to emphasize apartment house and discom- in the an inconvenience residing the | tena i interfere with ssary of the other telephone {landlord and serio {the service that is nec lcomfort and convenienc i nd abuse nd_elévator cnant can. in the owner to and expense by | the Rent Commission to omplaint and__indeed © a reduction in irent throughout the entire building when the other tenants are perfectly atisfied to pay the rentals they have agreed to pay. This poini can be even more v illustrated in the case of an individual owner of a two-family apartment who occupies one of the apartments and Tents the other. The t to the question of mis- | " siven | & nlght, which he claimed was the first | mutual contract of lease for | {he for thirty or sixt | provided {IP pays the rent. i Iseen\ Unequal Obligations, but still are most annoyink. “Does Congress also realize thut u tenant on his own initiative, without solicitation or invitation, may volun- tarily offer to lease a given property @ given rent and, indeed, name the rent himself and enter into a valid, definite period of time and then sub repudiate his contract, moral and what should obligations by going to the Rent Commission secking a reduction in his rent? in such a case, should it be the decision of the Rent Commis- sion, he could actually reccive a re- duction, even though he had willingly and knowingly contracted to pay an- other sum? On the other hand, as I understand the law, an own, this pical case I mention could not, dur- ing tiie term of the lease, o in to the} Rent Commission aud seek to in- | crease the rent that had been named | the lease executed. | “Then, again, a tenant m: with the owner to take a piece i property temporarily for u definite | time and the owner. because of cer- tain conditions and circumstance: imay not desire to have the property joccupied bevond that glven time and mutually agrees with the tenant tha he will rent it for that limited time, with the understanding that he be ! given poss it the end of the period. This arrangement might eve s entered in perfect yet should the tenant see fi ntinue to remain on indefinitely v contract | of to by both partie h, can “In adjusting the rent through ti ent Commission the owner is obl #ated under the law to refund to the tenant the difference between the rent he has collected and the amount the Rent Commission fixes. should it fix a lower amount, and this refund must date back to the time of filing the complaint. cnerally speaking, @ property owner is responsible and it is possible for the tenant to sue and recover on a judgment should the property owner fail to refund. On the other hand, should the Rent Commission’s decision be an increas: in rent and dated back over'a period of months, the owner has, erally speaking, no way of recovering from the tenant unless the tenant should ! own property or securities that the wner might levy on in payment of Judgment number of government em- today as com e ith the peak during the war should indicate that the emergency that caused th legislation has passed. It a fact fable Rent | in i w itself, whicl t e Wa for the {1pat | ddition to this. {m serious incon- |1 bringing |the commission. (65 great number of properties are | market lable to tenants and many of + been u\'.nl|v| for sev with the | owners and th actively en- voring to secure tenants. s the government to regulate up! it not | othing st -uter int Would it not b to the buteher Other necess t of living? s fair to say he could not charge a g for porterhouse steak beca uld not afford to pay | Would you expe of amusement or deale titmony was [ modities generally to charge a lower {nual Washington fair, scheduled price for their serv 'r commodi- on the ground that certain por- of the people could not afford these prices? not the regulation of rents ctly similar and should not, there- the regulation of rents be price fixing? This, 1 economically unsound and ples of free gov _Brice fixing bas been pub- ¥ opposed by the most prominent aders, even including President Coolidge, who recently stated that < opposed to price fixing. No “appreclable” evidence has been | presented that rents are being in- | creased. John Bowie, vice president of the . L. Rust Company, told the subcommittee. He said he had that he had not of the rents at iner en m uoted, and d that 25 per cent! or 1 would be! ed, but that what he meant to Was that he would “be sure if Such was the ca ‘ Mr. Bowie also expressed the opinion there were not epough com- plaints reaching the Rent Commission | to justify its continued existence. ! 2 rman Whaley of the Rent Com- ! ion replied that between 95 and | complaints per month come before There are more apartments vacant now than year ago, Joseph G Bowling, vice president of the B. F aul Company, told the subcommittee. He said that his concern has forty vacancies renting from $40 to $100, but admitted that only one rents for $40 and only four at $50. A resolution favoring the extension, of life for the Rent Commission as prescribed by the Journeymen Book- binders’ Union was read into the rec- ‘GIRLS PICKED FOR REVUE. | February | Liberty | tractive GEORGE, WE'RE TRYING To DRUM uP A LITTLE Jusra GAME of SACKPoT FRIEMOLY LIL GAME, GEORGE .« RNOBOOY WAY Of Kitunoe TImE 1N A HOTEL FIETY CENT LIMIT Are™ QUIT AT TWELVE SHARF, You'tt MAKE THE FIF TH, WHATCHA TOMIGH'T, How ‘BOULTCHA —By WEBSTER. |HULL ASKS THOROUGH/ Finee! THATIS My DisH! I'LL GET My WAFE O SIT i Too -AMO MAKE 1T SI¥ HAMDED, SHE'S A DARM GooD PORER PLAYER , WHAT TIME . Do we STARTY BETTER CALL For AVWHILE TOFF Tite BUT ILLTRY | [ SOME NIGHT To GET BALK | ) WHEN WE'RE BEFORE THE |(ALL FREE GAmMEe - BREAKS UP By Goraxl \ SusT REMEMBERED 11 ProMisE D “To TAKE THE ssus Te THE THEATRE Ta G ouT corn 1% (v T WORLD) PRI * Fair in Coliseum. Club Cervantes. hosen from cach section of | Dr. Leo S. Rowe, director general of xceptional tal- | {he Pan-American Union; President e the ~Twentieth Ceiitury Juvenifo Revu | Mat be a nightly feature of the third an- | ington Un, led to| Quesada, February at’ the Coliseum, 4 continue until March 8. under | uspices of the executive committee | of of leading Washington fraternal or-|of the Interior Department tonight. The ganizati In-Com-Co Band, under the direction of A tentative program for the first|Charies L. Strong, will play: the Nor- week of the fair was announced to- | gie"Fns Clu, Walter T, Holt, direc- February 25, band y 26, W ersity, and Cayetano de the World; 2 American Mechanics! 5 ns and Daughters of February 28, Veterans' night: March 1, Daughters of America and | e ament il MY Independent Order, Sons of Jonadab. | O ccada. ek umerous local merchants are lay-| J¢'the club will preside. ing plans to make their booths at-| to the throngs who ’arn“:"nxli x attend air. A thou h RAll be miven away over the twelve- | sacred and devoted to worship day period. Test from ordinary labor. men of the 8, - ongs and Wise will give readings in | da A motion picture film, enti- | - rl of the Antilles,” will the Jie | [w H Continuing the Special Sale of speakers at the “Cuban night” meeting | In this city, beginnin o i concluding March 2. | Club“Cervantes in the auditorium | COTC NG B SIRECR 20, 0 “oint be at the Twelfth street branch of the Y. M. Gallaudet College, and Walter Reed i | Hospital; Wednesday at the Y. M. C. | tor, will give a program; Mies Estrella | A Day School and in the assembl Amores will sing Spanish and Cuban | hall iss Lucia Barber and Ray- | Thursday at Howard University: Fri afternoon ntral boys' department, and on Sunday in | Central Hernandez | principal actor in the films is Rich- | international | committee, who has served as an fifty-four C. A., Tuesda. the Railroad of ard C. Siam the eizhth and fifteenth | Sociation NEA-AH? YOUR WiEE , HEYT THAT'S Fine! You BET! Now, L TELL YA WHAT— | DON'T Know TUST WHEMN WE'LL BE ABLE To * START — 1'VE GO SEVERAL LETTERS o WRITE « AS SOON AS WE'RE ALL READY 'Lt PHOMNE Dowm To YA IF YA DON'T HEAR FRoM M BY E'1GHT You'LL Krow TH GAME'S |“CUBAN NIGHT” PROGRAM. FILMS OF “Y” WORK. Appearance Planned at Annual| Prominent Speakers Listed by El| Will Depict History and Labor of Organization. Motion pictures showing the his- tory and activities of the Y. M. C. e eptieth | Willlam Mather Lewis of George Wash- | from the date of its organi present day are. to be shown at consul of Cuba, are to be|various branches of the organization K.Monday and the Central * and building; S: vening turday building of Morse the secretary for . | her five tion to | buildix again. The | . CABINET GLEANSING | ‘Says President Must Get Rid ot.% | All Involved in Oil Lease | Scandals. Chairman Mull of the democratic | national committee hus issued the following statement: | “President Coolidgs owes a of gratitude to the democrat. party | for having set in motion the ir- resistible force of public opinion, r sulting in the resignation of Sccre- tary Denby, the first act in a needed | house cleaninz of the republican na- tional administration, 'On_the.face of the letters which passed between t Coolk and Secretary De ix apparent that ‘the President would have done nothing of his own volition to brin about Secretary Denby's resignation oF to summarily remove him from his cabinet. In his reply to tite Walsh regolution de anding Denby's resig- | nation the President seems to hav taken and stilf maintains the atti- tude of the republican part | that cabinet office no one hut the P'r. the established view t officer is directly responsible to th public, “On’ the lett& it i debt, of the President's pparent that he has t d v d that Denby’ ended when 3 loan 1o ex-Sec H sing regret to part ary Denby and giving him 1 of health oil publi retary Denby's { ment that he would do the over again. “The same force of public opinion ed by the oil investigation so uccessfully conducted of Montana an ciates on the com- mittee should continue to make itself | felt until Ass| cretary of the vy Theodo s L d A torney General ugherty can 1o longer resist the pressure upon them to resign, for t no hopeful in- dication that P dent Coolid will remove them in view of the fact that he kept Seeretary Denby in his | cabinet Zor so long a time after h usefulness was destroyed. | ery one connected with these oil leas who lent himself or gave approval to this looting of public Gomain, weakening, if not breaking down the nation's naval resources of defense, no matter how subord | in place or position, should be for | out of the public servi It seems | that this will have to be accomplish- ed by public opinion, which even President cannot long successfully resist.” i SIX SUFFER FROM COLD. Widow and Five Children Given | Relief by City. | Mrs. Francis Abillera, thi Al wife of a Filipino steward | v, stationed in Philadelphi children, whos from two to nine | accommoda; tention 1 mother's ate- e thing ) and | | ages range | Louse of de- night because of the inability to keep a fire in the stove at her home, 505 L street southeast. Detective Patrick O'Brien | ent to the house in response to a re- | port of a neighbor t the mother | | and children were sul ng from the cold. There was plenty food and fuel in the house, but inability to keep the | fire going made the conditions un- bearable.. The flue wouldn't draw, { — - H | PUT BAN ON STREET |3AFRS.'i in., February 20—/ sterday at a special | motor b majorit SMPORTA, & Emporia voted election to substitute | for street cars. The | 35 CALLS FOR PROBE OF MILLER CHARGES Senate Orders Inquiry Into Alleged Bohus “Juggling.” Hot Debate on Floor. An investigation of charges made by the alicn property custodian, Col. Thomas W. Miiler, that Treasury De- partment estimates on the cost of the soldiers' bonus had been juggled will be made by the Senate finance com- mittee under a resolution offered by Senator Harrison of Mississippi, dem- ocrat, and adopted by the Senate late cesterdity ion of the bonus was pre- cipitated in the Senate yesterday afterncon by Senator Bruce of Mary- land, who declared that the compen- n proposal was a “squalid and gratuity.” “Fierce Debate Ensues. Senator Bruce had time for hing spell after his_address and Senator Caraway, at, Arkansas, had called him « of the “Jack Dempseys of a number of others were on t to take exception to some marks. Senator Robinson nocratic leader, John 0 quasi-con- flde relations awyer and client” by trying to use in anti-bonus work the organization built up dur- ing hi special counsel with th » comimittee which investi- gated the Veterans' Bureau. After ator Bruce had expressed the opinion that the bonus was “in- defensible in principle way charged that the Maryland sen- ator had evidenced no concern “when the railroads sought and got a bonus of $1,800,000,000.” % He Switched His Vote. “I remember,” said Mr. Caraway, “that in his zeal to maintain the Esch-Uummins act he switched his vote against a member of his own party. No man who has the proper American spirit will stand here and denounce the American soldier as a danger.” enator Brookhart, republican, Towa, d most of the bonus opposition ly was based on support of lon tax plan. Senator Ashurst, 1, interpredng the Ma ator's remarks as erit sing pro-bonus veterans for oppo ing tax reduction, said He would con- ider gtheir ser in defeating the Mellon plan “equal to that which they rendered on the battlefield.” In criticising Gen. O'Ryan Senat Robinson also mentioned activit the former committee couns dema champ the war their fe of his r Pennsylva mittee, rep O'Ryan had completed his services with the com mittee long before incidents referred to by the democratic leader. Scex “Lot of Nonscnwe” Uttered. “There is a lot of nonsense utgered here,” sald Senator Reed, “abour propaganda. Boiled down, it simply comes to the fact that one white man is attempting to air his views to the country and they aro not in accord- ance with ours. Gen. O'Ryan, as a soldier with an unusual record, is against the bonus for the same rea- son that I am; a belief that the sol- dier group, the ‘earning class, wil! ventually pay for it and for the war bans.” ator Owen. democrat, Oklahom: d the debate by announcing tha he had decided to support the bon after having been heretofore oppos to it. He gave as his reason that was convinced the Treasury had over- stimated the cost of a compensation measure by $900.000,000. 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