Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-25
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Mr. Hege Explains Regarding
the Renting Of Rooms to. :.
5: War Workers: :: e e

Warrington householderU WHO resfxS
rooms to war workers. are not reGpAGH
cd. under the Salisbury law. to kes1
these workers In their homes urtiEther
end Of the war. siS-tyr e. :.
Washington householder Who rent
rooms TO war workers. without xuey-
ing them housekeeping privileges. do;
not break the clause In rental agree=
msnts which prohibits aublstting.l
L These. two points, ysfe elaefsa- mp
today In . statement issued ~ Edwin
H. HsgA 4aaAese q tAs .ysatsA aeatss
homea- registration ssSxica.- Tor. the
purpose Of getting roems which, he
believes. are being withhei6 by hoase-
keepers who imagine that By taking
in roomsrs ,they- weuld break. tbeirs
leases Of that they would have 70 keep
the toomer for the period of the. war.
MT. Hege's. Statement:
Mr.. Hege's statement follows: -
l. TT seems to be desirable that hOxse-
holders having vacant rooms should
be aware Of tho distinction between a
tenant and ledger. because some
from use by government workers i'm
the fear that such . worker. once re-
ceived would have to be -conttnued In
the home to the end Of tho waf. =
The Salisbury resolution does not
does . tenant who takAs lodger
into his homo or apartment violate
the clause in his lease against sub |,
letting. = -. - - a
ceiyed into . homo and offered fully
furnished room, without housekeeps
ing privileges. such worker ~ -c1e1fy
10 1odger, having merely the n5d .pnQ.
10 possession as would give him, the
character Of master. which character
is retained by the Householder. i.sx1
Cites Need Of Houses. -
with this explanation IL 10 hoped
ard expected that householdsrs who
have not already offered their vacant
sleeping rooms will be encouraged TO
do SO promptly. the need for housing
these war workers being Q very nm
portant part of the war program. OF
1ft is proper to remark that many OF b.
the young women coming here nosT
are Of secretarial capacity and en'e.'
the government service At Lowe.
salaries than they had been receiving
! in their home cities"
In Commandments Houses ',@ =
Accommodations for 200 war work.,
ers already have been made available
in some OF the houses Communicated
. month or more ago BY the United
States Housing Corporation and mole
Twill be opened as rapidly AZ Necessary
lrepairs have been made.
| Although abqpt 1900 vacant rooms
are now listed WI the United Stats.
Homes Registration 6erviee. 141f IT
street. most of them are. designated
for men only" which renders them
practically useless to the government
in view OF the tact that nearly SO PEI
cent Of tho new employees are women.
l It was learned today that the hous-
ing corporation expects to- take over
the former Gordon Hotel, 18th near j.
street, to accommodate war workers
as soon rs It Is vacated by the De
APARTMENT OF Labor. which probably
Twill be early in December -.
/ The housing corporation has taken .
Lover about $50 vacant dwellings, IN
1.-THE District and will continue this.
lpolicy. Whenever IT learns of large
residence property standing. idle, -,
\ The house-to-house canvass OF the
city by soldiers has been only half
completed and will be resumed as
soon as the epidemic has been fully
checked. Is. =.