Evening star., 1918-06-19
Work Soon to Start,

The signing of the order means that
as soon as possible, probably within
two weeks work will <be started on
Union station plaza on the erection of
the first of series of dormitories to
house war workers in Washington.
The dormttories on the plaza will be
to accommodate the incoming clerks
while they are. finding, other quarters
The sites forsthe other dormitories
EEEdH be in the vicinity OF the execu-
18th and 21st streets. Dormitory ac-
|commodations for at least 5000 work
ers are contemplated.
Work also Will be started without
delay on small permanent homes and
apartment houses in the southeast to
navy yard and Giesboro Point steel
plant. Several sites were under con-
sideration for these projects, but no
statement was forthcoming today as
to which have been decided on.
The housing law allotted $4,000. 900
natnder at war plants throughout the
country. The Department of Labor
was not prepared to announce today
what cities would be given immediate
relief. p =
Complaint against what he terms a
country Of official government war
photographic was made by Patrick
A. Powers of the Universal Film Com
pany at the hearing yesterday.
MT. Powers contended that by letting
ofhcial pictures taken by the Signal
Mr.. Creel had prevented distribution
through three other firms equipped to
handle them. He also complained that
his company could not take war pic
lures without Mr.. Creeps consent and
that Mr. Creel had the right to wise ali
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the government.
William A. Brady Of New York, presi-
dent OF the National Association Of Pic
tnre Interests. and Arthur s. Friend Of
New York. representing the Famous
Players-Lasky Company and the Para
mount Film Company, defended the ar
rangement made by MIR. Creel.
Mr.. Brady said Creel offered the pic
lures to every motion picture COM
pany on a competitive bid basis and
that the award was made to the high
est bidder.
Complains of Hearst-Pathe.
Mr.. Powers also complained that the
Hearst-Pathe firm controls in this
country the official British and Ital-
ian war pictures. Mr. Frtend> ex-
planned to the committee that those
pictures are privately controlled for
distribution in the United States by
Capt. Baynes of New York, who nat
urally had sought to make a deal with
an American exhibiting company that
would return the largest profit for
their use.
In discussing the cost of producing
moving pictures and the relation
thereto Of excess profit taxes, Mr..
Powers said the Eastman Kodak Com
pany OF Rochester, N. Y, has a mo-
nopoly on furnishing raw film to the
producers and passes along to them
the quarter of q cent per foot war
tax. Representative Rainey of I'LL.
nois said IL there was any way to
prevent this practice 1t would be pro-
vided for in the new revenue bill.
Among the cities which have been
considered by the housing bureau of
the Department Of Labor as in need
Of government assistance in housing
war workers were Bath, Me; Bethle-
hem, Pa; Bridgeport, Conn; Charles
ton, w: Va; Davenport. Iowa: Dover.
i N. j.; Erie. Pa; Groton. Conn: lona
Island. N. Y; Lake Denmark, N, ":
Mare Island, Cal: Moline, H.; new
port News. Va; Norfolk. Va; Phila-
delphia. Pa: Portsmouth. N. H.;
Puget Sound, Wash: Rock Island
arsenal, Quincy. Mass: Troy. N. ~:
Watertown, Mass. and Waterfowl.
N. Y.