Evening star., 1918-02-21
A Reasonable Rental.


"In leasing a comfortably furnished.
completely equipped modern home the
| price put upon its rental was carefully
| thought out Upon the basis of its
| true value it was rented, plus the vaI,
| ue of it's furnishings. After we had
a greed to lease the house we had re-
| peated applications for it. One gentle
| man was 80 insstent that he called US
| several times the evening before the
| present lease was signed. saying that
more than we are receiving II we
| would only reconsider. He could not
see why we could not accommodate q
him. We had difficulty in convincing
bond. Indeed, he seemed to think we
| were quite crazy because we could not
be bought. This is my own true ex-
perience. Three friends of mine who
| oyr, and live in beautiful homes have
| leased them at reasonable rentals and
| left the city, telling me that as they
| could go they felt they should, justly
| claiming that those who could give
| place should do SO.
Inconvenience Borne Cheerfully.
| in leasing my home I have served
nv country by giving first-class ac-
lcommodations to eleven persons. have
greatly incommoded myself and my
family and am making the best OF a
small apartment. far too small, and very
gladly and cheerfully.
| This war is going to be won. II my
government finds it necessary, IN order
| to do that, to bring many thousands OF
extra persons into the city 70 90 war
work and provides no accommodations
for them, but asks the citizens here to
Iplace their houses and vacant rooms at
the disposal of its homeless clerks, ana
then certain persons in Congress take
lit upon themselves to stand up and
shake their fists in our faces, declaring
us to be thieves and extortioners.' as a
whole class, 'prof1teers and swlndlers,
it does not encourage us to do our bit
In my own case, on the contrary. it
results in a feeling of intense disap-
pointment that my effort has counted
for so little.
Bill Discourages Aid.
IF the bill now pending goes through
Congress We will occupy our home our.
selves next winter. We shall not 1eet
inclined to give accommodation to four
or five persons, which we could easily
do each one with a private bath in adj
dition to sleeping room. we shall
have lost all interest in further1nS the
work in this line of SO unappreciative
la government. When the spark of pa
|triotism is glowing and ever each day
growing brighter and brighter in the
hearts of generous, warm-hearted ma
Ition, and in the face of this the people
OF lndL ndtlOuS 8 CApltdl dEc SisoIouoiy
and shamelessly slapped. and held up
as an example of meannesS and dis
honesty. the result is not far to seek.
THE gentlemen in the real estate bust-
ness in Washington deserve that name.
They are gentlemen. Many OF them are
friends in my family, an Inheritance unto
the second and third generation doubt
if it would occur to any one of them to
think the thoughts that have called forth
such language as has been recently used
in Congress in their criticism and con-
demnation In my own experience it is
just as well to look into ones own char
acter before assaling broadcast the mo-
tives which govern the action of others
| AS we think and speak evil Of those others,
SO disclose our own bad tempers and
i'll manners.