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Evening star., 1919-08-29
LARCENY CHARGES
AGAINST YOUNG WIDOW
Mrs. Lillian A. Joyce Alleged to
Have Disposed of Stolen
Automobiles.

Mrs. Lillian A. Joyce, young
! widow, was indicted yesterday by the
grand jury on three charges of grand
| larceny. 1t is alleged that during the
month of March. 1919. the young WON
an stole three automobiles and dis
posed of them. The names of the own
ers of the lost machines are given in
the indictment as Paul F. Rrandstedt.
Edgar L. Scott and H. G. johnson.
The grand jury in it's report made
to Justice Hitz indicted seven boys
on charges of forgery. The names
of one or more of this group
are included in fifteen indictments.
Two of the boys. George w. Crouch
and James n. Phillips. it is stated.
were employed in the city post office
and extracted mail inclosing checks
said to aggregate more than $4,000.
Some of the others would forge the
Endorsements and others would pre-
sent and cash the checks at various
stores, the police say. Others named
in the indictments. except the two en-
ployes of the post office, are Charles
A Thompson, Harry Yudelivit. Charles
E. McWhirt. Vincent Cosimano and
Rudolph c. Drury.
Larceny from the United States is
charged in two indictments returned
against Harold E. McGh3n, a former
employe of the War Department Nc
Chan is charged with taking checks
from the desk of disbursing officer.
When arrested, it is reported, he had
balance of $1,000 in a saving ac-
count and had in his possession six
checks supposed to have been taken
from the officers desk.
Others who were indicted and the
charges against them are: Catherine
Demitro, robbery; William F. Free
man, Howard Cooper. Mack Young,
housebreaking. and larceny: Ernest
Pons, Philip Meyers, Stiles Woodruff
and Eugene Ruppel, Lonnie A. Cog
gin. R. Hobart Moffitt. Mckinley
Moore and Alfonso Anderson, house
breaking and larceny; Shelton Madi-
son and Louis Fuller. assault with
dangerous weapon; Samuel d. Fergu-
son. violating act of December II,
1874: Lawrence Canarro and Joseph
T.. McDonough. forgery; O'Key L.
Hawkins Edward NJ. Gallagher. Will
liam Henderson. Charles Henderson,
George Bates. Edwin Gary and Barnes
Gary, grand larceny.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Others Give Testimony.

Noah Robinson, owner of the Ripley
apartments, testified that he had pur-
chased them last March and that he
was not making any money on the
investment. His agents, Gardiner &
Dent. he said. had told him that rents
would nave to be increased.
Wilson H. Barrett. secretary-treas-
urer of the AlonZo O. Bliss Properties.
said that his concern operated twen-
ty-three apartment houses, represent
ing an investment of about S1,336. 900.
He said the return on the investment
in 1916 had been per cent: in 1917.
3.33 per cent. and in 1918. 3.9 per cent.
He said that in order to make the
properties bring in 6 per cent there
would have to be an increase of 25
per cent in rents this fall. The in
crease in operating expenses, he said,
had been so per cent in 1918. as COM
pared to 1916. He, too. complained of
the practice of subleasing apartments.
He said that at Chatham Courts there
are eighty-nine apartments. and six
teen of them are sublet.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
D. C. POLICE INQUIRY
, TO START NEXT WEEK

The proposed investigation of the
District police system will be started
the latter part of next week, in the
opinion of Representative Gould of
New York, who is chairman of the
special subcommittee, on police of the
House District committee. Two MEM
bers of the subcommittee are out of
town, and Chairman Gould is unable
10 fix definite date for the hearings
to begin until he hears when they
expect to be back in Washington.
Commissioner Brownlow and Mai
Pullman probably will be the first wit
nesses, Representative Gould said.
This is in view of the fact that
they have recommended increases in
salaries for the police force, TO which
The District committee has committed
itself and because they both volun-
aeered to give testimony il a police in
Yestigation were made.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Says Grasshoppers Made Him Quit
Holds "Come-Back" Record.

Gen. Isaac r. Sherwood is the old
est man in Congress. He was eighty
four last week. with Uncle Joe"
Cannon ranking next. but rw
months younger. They are the cnly
members of the present Congress who
served in the Forty-third Congress. to
which they were both first elected.
Gen. Sherwood holds the "come-b back"
record. He was reelected to the
House in March, 1907, after having
been out of Congress for thirty-two
years. He says he is spending his
second youth in Congress
Evening star., 1919-08-29

and profiteer in doing so. He told of
case where one woman leased an
apartment for s35 and. without obtain
ing consent of the owners, Sublet the
apartment to an Army officer for SS5 "A
month. He said that they brought suit
against her for violating her lease.
which provided that she must obtain
permission to sublet. put her out and
$3.50
Some tenants leasing apartments for
$40 a month have sublet single rooms
for which they charged as much as $50.
he said.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
A. J. TAYLOR, AGED 80, DIES
FROM FALL DOWN STEPS

Falling down the cellar steps of his
home at 712 Upshur street, this after
noon, Andrew J. Taylor, ninety years
old, received injuries from which he
died an hour later Coroner hewitt was
notified and will view the body this
Evening star., 1919-08-29

Neither of the above lists included
great advertising mediums with thir-
teen issues week. such as the Balti-
more Sun, the Kansas City Star and
Times, the ST. Paul Dispatch and
Pioneer Press, the Providence Jour
nal and Bulletin and the Louisville
Courier-Journal and Times All of
these papers printed more than $780,
900 lines of advertising during the
same period with morning, evening
and Sunday editions included
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Handles Twelve Apartments.

George F. Hunt of Swartzell. Rheem
G. Hensey Co. testified that this COM
pany handled twelve apartments, in
cluding the Dresden and the Caven-
dish. He said that in the case of the
Dresden it was not proposed to in
crease rents this fall. An increase of
10 per cent last fall was sufficient, if
the leases provide that tenants shall
make minor repairs, to enable the
owners to make per cent en- the in
vestment, with an income OF $4,000.
In the case of the Cavendish, how
ever, he said, the increases would
amount to 20 per cent on the average
for apartments-some more and some
less. He said that his firm had tried
to get the owners to take less, but
that they insisted upon the 20 per
cent increase. Mr.. Hunt said that it
was not the intention of the firm to
discriminate against the persons who
had taken advantage of the Sauls-
bury resolution. and that they had not
brought any suits to dispossess ten
ants.
Reply Made to Charges.
w. r. Richardson treasurer of the
Union Realty and Investment Com
pany, which owns Copley Courts and
willard Courts, said that the gross
rentals prior to October /, 1918. had
been about $6S,0O0; that his company
acquired the properties last January,
and that from January Is to Septem-
Der 1 the rentals had been $40,S32
Testimony given by e. L. Finch and
Mrs. NJ. Sontag before the committee
regarding rents in Copley Courts was
answered by Mr.. Richardson, and also
by the owner of the property, NJ. ".
DroQulaine. Mr.. Richardson said that
Mr.. Finch was paying less than his
lease called for, getting a rebate from
the former owner of the property for
some reason or other. He denied that
any one had told Mrs. Sontag that her
rent was to be increased from $425O
to $50.
Mr. Richardson said the owners of
the apartment houses tried to get the
tenants to agree to 10 per cent in
crease last year, but that only about
20 per cent of them had done so.
Admits Increase Is Proposed.
He admitted that the company was
contemplating charging an average of
| $40 room and $40 or $12 for kitchen
and bath, making an increase of about
| 80 per cent. Even under such charges
| the witness said, the apartments would
| be operated at no profit when all the
costs are taken into consideration. He
| said the apartments were run with
practically hotel facilities and carried
| twenty three employees. at a total an
nual cost of $4,000. Rental properties
here. he said, are a good investment
when service is not required.
Mr.. Richardson told the committee
l that many tenants sublet apartments
Evening star., 1919-08-29
LEADERS IN ADVERTISING
The Washington Star Fifth on the
List of Great Daily and Sunday
Newspapers in the U. S.

The Advertising Age. in it's current
issue, prints the following list of
daily and Sunday newspapers having
printed during the first six months of
1919 in excess of 100000 lines of ad-
VertiSing:
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Will Not Advance Rents.

Frank H. Duehay, owner of the
Portsmouth and Rochambeau apart
ments. told the committee that he did
not expect to raise rents for next
year. He said that he had asked for
an increase. but that he had not re-
ceived it. Should his tenants agree
to an increase. he said he would get
from 5 to 10 per cent net profit on his
apartments.
John A, Hayden, who is agent for
the Royalton apartment. gave the fol-
lowing figures for that apartment
since 1914: 1914. total rentals. s10,403;
expenses. s4.402; net rents. s4,976. For
1915. total rentals. s1O.395; expenses,
$2.3O4; net rents. sS.052.- For 1917,
total rentals, 1899; expenses, s4.597:
net rents, 1928. For 1918, total rem
tails. s12.709; expenses, s4.S00: net
rents. s7.279.
The witness testified that the only
increase in reht he had received was
for house at 947 @ street. which he
said should rent for s45 a month The
house had rented for $50 and the in
crease was to $3.50.
He admitted asking the tenants of
the Royalton for increases Of from
IS to SIS month on apartments
which rent from SIS to $50 a month.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
THEIR HUMAN SIDE

YES. it hit me pretty hard too;
'.one cf the auditors said quietly. 1T
sets.me back between 100000 ana 9
million" JUL admits he was DUMP
he said: you mena you had to pay
on 100000" To which friend col
league replied: Nothing of the sort
! mean had to pay out between Ssoo'-
600 and a million
Since then" says Representative
Neils JUL, II make my complaints
about income taxes to myself-a mem :
ber of Congress having to pay NH
lion dollars in income tax Juu'
doesn't tell the name of the man VINO
paid. but lest some other memher
might fall under suspicion it is Rep
resentative Louis E. Goodall of Maine
born of thrifty New Hampshire stock,
who is many times a millionaire.
Where He Got His Millions
Another little story will not hurt
Representative Goodall. One warm
afternoon recently when Representa-
tive Blanton of Texas had made one
of his daily points of no quorum and
the Speaker was counting. men in the
press gallery looked over the House
and noted that every man present but
two were wearing palm beach suits.
One of these was Representative Tom
fienin OIL Ala Da1la, WHO Hdu oii a
frock coat because there was con-
stituent in the gallery. and the other
was Goodall-and the Congressional
Directory records that he is the orlgl-
rator of palm beach cloth. That s
where he got his millions.
Says Grasshoppers Made Him Quit
House Leader Mondell admits that
he probably would have stayed on a
farm all his life and never have come
to Congress but that he was driven
out by grasshoppers. He got feel
ing that wherever he went the grass
hoppers would follow him like the tail
on Marys lamb. 1t was hard enough
to raise crops anyhow. but when the
grasshoppers came and destroyed
them he decided that the farm was no
place for Grasshopper- attracting
youth like himself. SO after fighting
the pest for five toilsome years he
quit the farm and never went back to
see what happened. Then he worked
his way west as a muleSkinner, rail-
road -huilder and town founder
Evening star., 1919-08-29

Judge John Barton Payne. erstwhile
chief counsel for the shipping board.
iater chief counsel for the United States
Railroad Administration, and now chair
man OF the shipping board and presi-
aent OF the Emergency Fleet Corpora
'ioh' is very serious appearing man,
nut he has saving sense of humor
Ills intimate friends say Most people
take Judge Payne too seriously; they
take him as he appears
Judge 0. NJ. Spencer is general. coun-
sci for the Burlington railroad system.
ana after long, tedious, wearisome and
wearing negotiations with the railway
administration he get signed up, first
among al! the railroad representatives, a
contract for compensation by the gov
eLlInent TO the railroads. There was a
'hronS OF important government officials
ana representatives of railroads waiting
10 see Judge Payne, so Judge Spencer
put his contract in his pocket and hur-
ried out
He went to one of the big department
stores and hunted around in the toy de-
partment Finally he found what he
wanted and went away with a bulky
package. Back he went to the railway
admlnistra ton. He was told by an out
s'N> ''SiitiiicI tildl lie COuIun see d
Payne. Then he had typewritten a card
ana sent it in with the bundle to Judge
Payne. The clerks didn't want to, do it,
but Judge Spencer insisted He-told
them II they got in any trouble through
him he'd give them better job.
The bundle was laid down before
Judge Payne as he was presiding at an
important conference. He was sur
prised. but opened it, and found big
red rooster. He looked at the card.
which read: Judge Payne: This is
the way l now feel and the way YOU
look all the time" Judge Payne threw
back his head and laughed, and the red
rooster has since occupied a post on his
mantel as his mascot
Tells Story on Himself.
You really have to know Represen-
go for forty years and member of
the Illinois legislature for sixteen
years before he came to Congress, to
get the full enjoyment of this story,
which he is telling on himself You
have to be familiar with his rotund
countenance constantly breaking
forth into broadside of good natured
pirth. You have to be familiar with
his difficulties in pronouncing some
of the intricacies of the English Ian
guage.
Cutting out all this scenery which
adds much to the flavor OF. the story.
the basic facts are these: Juul had a
circle of attentive listeners and he
was complaining about how the un-
Usual expenses of life crowd in on a
income tax as an example and told his
listeners that it required a big part
of his months pay as member of
Congress to meet the obligation.
Evening star., 1919-08-29

The following is a list of daily
newspapers, with no Sunday edition
included. that printed in excess of
5, 100000 lines of advertising. In this
list The Star stood eighth, without
counting it's Sunday edition.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Statements by Witnesses.

Real Estate Brokers' Association. told
the committee that the association
was established to improve and main
tain the ethics of the business and to
disseminate information to it's MEM
bers about building operations, etc,
in the District. He denied emphati-
ally that any attempt was made by
the association to fix rents to be
charged by it's members.
Mn Shreve testified that the Real
Estate Brokers Association had al
ways been opposed to profiteering in
rents. He said that in June. 1917, be-
fore any one began to criticiSe the
rent situation, the association ap-
pointed John l.. Weaver chairman of
committee to take. steps against
prOfiteering.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
John T. Meany Testi1es.

John T. Meany, rental agent for Stone
& Fairfax, said that his company had
four apartments in it's charge. He tes-
titled that his firm realized there must
be some increase in rents this fall to
meet the increased costs. During the
present year. he added. few increases
in costs had been made. While the
firm has made no general demand for
Increased rents this fall, Mr.. Meany
said that he had written some of the
tenants telling of the increased ~ex
penses and asking aid of their own
accord in meeting this changed sit
uation.
Most of the owners of real estate. he
said fix the rents to be charged upon
their property and the real estate
firm tries to get these rents. Some
property here doesn't pay per cent.
Mr. Meany said, and the average is
about Z or 8 per cent return on the
investment. This, he said, applied to
residences as well as to apartments.
In reply to question as to wheth-
er there was any general agreement
among the real estate men to insert
a new clause in leases compelling ten
ants to make repairs that might be
necessary. Mr.. Meany denied there was
such an agreement. He gave it as his
opinion that rents should be increased
generally 25 per cent over pre-war
rents. Labor. he said. had increased
from so to 100 per cent; fuel, 100 per
cent: storage of coal. 300 per cent;
paint and varnish. 100 per cent. He
said that before the war many own
ers of agreements were not making
money on them, many of the apart
ments veing vacant.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Increases Generally Conceded.

1t was pretty generally conceded
that increases would have to be made
In rents. 1t was testified that real
estate averaged about Z or per cent
return on the investment here now.
and that some did not bring in as
much as per cent
In a number of instances the own
ers OF apartment houses are go
ing to shift some of the burden of
maintenance to the tenants, it was
said. In the leases a clause will be
inserted to the effect that some of
the repairs, when needed, must be
made by the tenant and not by the
landlord as in the past.
While it was stated by the agents
and owners they did not intend ito
discriminate" against tenants who
have taken advantage of the Sauls-
bury act protecting tenants from
eviction and increase of rents during
the war. still some of them admitted
there were tenants who have been
! Objectionable" to whom they did not
intend to give new leases after the
Salisbury act expires.
The burden of profiteering in rents
the real estate men laid at the door
of tenants who have sublet their
apartments at great increases in rent.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
Asks Fair Return on Investment.

Mr.. Hayden said under no circum-
stances would he lease again to per-
sons who had taken advantage of the
salisbury resolution and refused to
pay fair increase in rent. He said
he was not fighting the tenants but
that he desired fair return on his
investments. He testified that his
net profit from rents in 1914 was 4
per cent. Without taking repairs into
account, Mr.. Hayden said he expected
to get per cent if the increases were
allowed. which he declared would be
equal to about z per cent on the val
uation of the property ten years ago.
He said that he did not intend to
raise the rent of any woman whose
husband was in France. That has
been his policy all along, he added.
Says Tenants Object to Children.
H. R. Carroll. owner of apartments
at 1746 street and 1914 street,
said he must make a slight increase
in rents to meet higher COSTS
Replying to a question, of Senator
Dial as to whether he objected to
having children in his apartments.
Mr.. Carroll said he certainly did not,
but the trouble is with the other ten
ants. who complain about children.
Discussing the testimony given by
one of his tenants, Mrs. McCauley, tS
the effect that he had compelled her
to purchase furniture for $50 before
he would let her have an apartment
in 1746 street, Mr.. Carroll said that
to accommodate her he had moved
furniture out Of an apartment SO as
70 let her have the apartment un-
furnished, leaving her about $50
worth of furniture. The rest of the
furniture. he said. he had stored in
his own home. When she returns the
furniture, he said, she can have the
$50 back which Eshe deposited with
him.
Evening star., 1919-08-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.
AUGUST 2s, 1919

AUGUST 2S, 1919
The Plumbers LAborers' Union. No. l. in DIS
cussing the high cost of living in their regular
meeting the above date. no encourage
menf, for the present least. and in order TO
meet the present obligations adopted resoiu-
tion notifying the master plumbers OF wash
fngton. ID. c.. that and after September p
1919. the scale of wages for its members would
be 75 cents per hour; also thanking those who
giving it In advance.
l. W. QUISENBERY. r. 8. So
CHARLES FERRIS, HAVING SOLD HIS
cigar. confectionery and delicatesscn business
entirety. at premises POI Cpshur st.
NV, to Bernard Harding. creditors. il any, pre-.
sent their bills to ". X. MARSHALL. Real
Estate and business Brokesv9i3 n. V ave.
ON MONDAY UAROE DAY. OUR PLACE
of business will be closed all day. THE coon
WASTE PAPER Co, 71-77 ''O'' ST. NV. 81
BEG TO ANNOUNCE THAT I HAVE RE-
signed president and Withdrawn my inter
ests from the LGcknough Orchard Co, in or
der to give my entire attention to my mann
moth orchard just coming into bearing. pack
ing house half a mile below Lucknough. where
you will ind Be glad TO see old
friends and patrons. Write for road map.
WILL +. THOMAS, Prop,
Heart of MARYLAND Orchard,
Evening star., 1919-08-29
ASK HIGHER RENTS
FOR APARTMENTS
Owners and Agents Base De-
mand on Increased Cost
of Operation.
HEARD BY COMMITTEE

The trials and tribulations of the
apartment house owner were laid bare
before the Senate District subcom-
mittee investigating profiteering in
Washington at its hearing yesterday
afternoon. Owners and agents for va
rious apartments testified that under
the greatly increased costs of operat-
ing and maintaining apartment houses
they will be forced to increase rents
this fall. or they will fail to make any
return on their investments. Some of
them insisted that they make no
profits under present rentals.
Considerable difference OF opinion
was expressed. however, as to the
amount of increase which should be
charged One agent said he thought
the advance should be 25 per cent
over pre-war rentals. Another agent
sald he believed a 10 per cent increase,
"hich was made last year in rents in
one large apartment house. would per-
init its operation without further in
crease this fall. A third testified that
ne proposed to increase rents 3ONper
cent and that even then there would
be no profits because of the large in
crease in costs of operation.
Evening star., 1919-08-29

OH. THOSE LUCIOUS APPLES.
Come out and get your apples wholesale
Bring contsner. Also fresh cider daily Now
picking Grimes Golden, S1.50 bushel up.
Cider. 60c gall Bring jugs Brightwood ave.,
Silver Spring. straight up state road. turn TO
right at Glenmont. to Norwood. straight to
Heart Of Maryland Orchard. near Sandy
Spring, Md. Write for road map. WILL. Z.
THOMAS, Prep. 81
LIBERAL REWARD, NO QUESTIONS, RE-
turn one medallion Cicero" by Emora Bran
non: one medallion Roman Soldier" by
Emora BranRon. Address Box 24-C, Star Of
fee 29s
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