The Washington herald., 1918-09-13
AID
HOUSING WORK
Secretary Hege Points Out
Vital Necessity of All
Cooperating.

Some of the government depart
ments and bureaus are helping the
housing situation materially by CO.
/ operation with the housing author
ities. according to z. S. Hege. secre-
tary of the Housing Division of the
District Council of National De-
fense.
Incidentally these bureaus are
helping themselves most noticeably
because of the contented and COM
Portable condition of their clerks.
Mr.. Hege pointed out.
Cooperation Is Urged.
IF the different bureaus Of the
government who are getting new
clerks will cooperate with the room
registration office to the extent of
eXcusing such clerks as are not
permanently located in order to per-
NIT them to come to the room reg
istration office. get an address and
visit such addresses during the day
time they will expedite the matter
considerably" said Mr.. Hege yes
| terday.
THE girls coming to the city repre-
sent a fine type of young woman,
usually a woman OF secretarial edu-
| cation who has come at a financial
sacrifice and who is imbued with a
desire to do real war work in a thor
ough way"
Requisition Seventeen Houses.
Rooms in the seventeen houses
which were reQuisitioned will be
ready In about three weeks. accord
| ing to Mr.. Hege, and may be had on
application to the Room Registration
Office. No rooms are reserved. how
ever. for women until that time.
Although only seventeen houses
have been officially announced as
Communicated by the government
authorities, it is known that many
more have been acquired by the hous-
| ing authorities. These houses for Of
| ficers, navy yard workers, and gov
ernment officials as well as girl war
workers are scattered throughout the
| city. At first only large many-room
houses in the northwest were taken.
but later smaller houses which were
vacant throughout the city were COM
mandeered.
! A commandeered house is labeled
with large blue sign which reads:
| TO be used by the United Stat6S,
| No Trespassing." officials of the
housing bureau then confer with the
| owners on a fair rental for the house.
The Housing section OF the War
Department under Capt. Julian Pey-
ser which is much occupied with
the Interpretation and enforcement
| of the salisbury law is buster than
ever.
Statement by Division.
Officials of this division yesterday
gave out the following information:
Judge Edward KimbalI, presid-
ing in Municipal Court yesterday,
laid down an important ruling on
the Salisbury resolution in so far
as II pertains to the possession of
premises desired by a bona fide
owner who wanted it for his own
occupancy for business purposes.
Perry H. Carman, an employe OF
the Walter Reed Hospital, rented a
place at 80 NJ street northeast, from
the former owner for himself and
family. About two months ago,
and after the Salisbury resolution
became a law, Chaplin Sacks Manu-
| featuring Company purchased the
property to enlarge their plant and
to use these premises for office pur-
poses.
The defendant, through Capt. Pey-
ser, of the Housing and Health Divi-
sion of the War Department. and Ed
win B. Mayer. of the Department OF
] Labor, contended that the Salisbury
Resolution was not to encourage the
eniarging OF business operations, but
was purely resolution to give proper
housing facilities to government work
ers in the District Of Columbia; and,
as Chapin-Sacks Company was a bust
ness corporation and wanted to en-
large its business operation, the court
held that Chapin-sacks was not a bona
fide purchaser for their own occu-
pancy within the meaning Of the
salisbury Resolution. as the resolu-
ton was strictly for the betterment
OF housing conditions in the District
or Columbia. Walter Z. johnson ap-
peared for the Chapin-Sacks Manu-
featuring Company, and noted an ap-
peal from the courts ruling"