The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-30
tBy ANxABEL LEEo


a NA4hin gton. Sept. 27.--'If Nou drop
~ pebble In the bottom Of muddy
SNu4l. you only disturb the mud, can
Ill he applied to the rent prof1seer-
S1S9 % the present time In washington
The smoke ot battle has cleared
fAWAy from the recent proceedings be
4 4oxe the senate committee but the
s4&nants are still fearing the barrage
thrcatened by their landlords when
xAe Salisbury law ceases TO function
3ha aniraosities between tenants,
landlords agents and housing and
AqAlth division OF the war department
Are now being agitatad ana fear Is
uppermost In the hearts OF witnesses
who were called TO testify before the
profteering Investigation.
Nor does persecution end here. One
real estate firm has preferred charges
axainas Captain Julius Peyser. chief
OF the housing and health division Of
the army. for his activities ia behalf
OF ever 400 cases tried in tae munich
pal courts, protecting people against
unlawful esaetloua-
Protects Service Nen,
Captain peysev has been particu-
iariy jealous Ia helping soldiers. sail
ors, their wives and dependeats as
tain their tenancy without having
Leases forced anon them hy ambitious
real estate brokers
And following this activity there IL
another tale. Another real estate FIRM
has aioa a complaint against hiin with
tho secretary Of var All. forsooth be-
3cause the mother Or a Young seaman,
whoae ship waa attacked by a German
U-boat had appealed to the housing
diviEion when she was locked out of
her apartment. even after her rent had
been accepted. and because she found
no redress FOR her needs.
The mother a widow. supported her
aNl1 and child by subletting her rooms.
With the consent ~ tho owner who
1Aker alleged that she was s,roateering
- the sub-tenants and brought suit,
which the widow won.
Ewen Tackle "A Senator
D Int II liz not always the poor and
0Dwnsrodaen who and disfavor with
landlords There is the care Of Senator
Moses. of New Hampshire He went
home to New Hampshire and turned
ppaocasion OF his apartment over for
- snort time with the consent ri the
o9cnts to Commander Fuller When he
1eknrned he was sued for possession,
hut fbe senator wen Judgment.
Gocthals Sc< Easy Frey.
1rs5or-General George Goethais was
smother intended victim His land
4ndy undertook 10 raise ms rent from
II 1900 to $500 a month, but the Sauis-
harry law was invoked and gave him
protcction.
Il Nor la the rest prpfteertng confined
10 the civilian population, A. number
OF cases are on file where high army
officers or their wives have taken ad-
vantage Of Washingtens wartime
necessity and one testimony y"a@ given
concerning an apartment rented ua-
furntshed by the wife Of Majo~ Fortes~
cue for $s5 which she furnished and
Sublet to Major Bunsted far 5000
NO ONE Is EXEMPT.
& In a statement before the senators,
Captain Feyser said
-f.Srszp+4-Ald-- G1tG11,,I my
O6icc from o'clock in the morning
70 8 o'clock ut night they would have
seen a line OF women wearing sold
stars on their sleeves showing that
they had given their boys 70 he eouf
try and to God and WuGld have been
shocked at the tales repeated. There
were many pitiful cages when the
OKkdenaic OF the fiji WAS at Its crest,
The coursh ouse was So damned th7t
fhere was not breathing space because
az the people who were Willing r.