The Washington times., 1920-10-17
COUPLE
. EV|CTEOH HERE
Marshal Moves Furniture Into
Street as Woman Pleads
Against Action.

Evicted from their comfortable
home ut 721 Eleventh street north
west, their furniture carried out intA
the street, and forced TO find a place
for themselves and their FIVE chill
dren to spend the night, was the ex,
perience, late yesterday, Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cary s. Mills, an aged couple.
Both are in poor health.
TAINTED FROM SHOCK.
Mrs. Milis, who 10 sixty-one years
old, was alone in the house and faint
ed when Deputy United States Mar
an ais Harry A. McHinch and q. Il. Cal
lshan informed her they had come to
put her furniture on the sidewalk.
When she was revived she became
hystericsl
Mills, who is sixty-two years old
and is employed In the quartermaster
department was summoned by tele-
phone. He declared he had been given
no warning thathe was TO be evicted.
He had refused to pay an increase In
rental from $500 to S2,+00 "A year.
he said. and had told the owner.
Charles s. Lusk, "A real estate broker.
OF 2021 II street northwest. that he
would move to another residence ne
had purchased on November I, wncn
it's present occupants lease expired.
His rent for 72i Eleventh street was
paid up to yesterday, he said.
Lusk declared he had informed
Mills fve months ago that he wanted
possession OF the house. He denied
that the Increased rental was the
cause of the eviction, saying Mills
had desired to remain at the new
figure.
CROWD WATCHES EVICTION.
The sight of the deputy marshals
and six husky lsborers removing the
Mills household belongings drew a
large crowd. Several neighbors
Joined the Mills, their children. and
several persons who roomed with them
in unavailing pleas to stop the evic-
tion
Mr. and Mrs. Mills went to Alex
andria, Va. last night to stay with
friends. Their children spent the
night with friends in Washington.
When their furniture. was moved to
the street. Mr.. Mills hired a trucker
to haul ID to 1ll3 Thirteenth street
and store II in the basement of the
house. Mrs. Mills street clothes were
taken away with her furniture. she
said. and she had to borrow garments
to 20 to Alexandria.
employed at the Government Printing
Office. He was forced to resign his
position because of nervous prostra-
tion and about a year ago went 10
work In the Quartermaster Depart
ment.
I'VE were told by Mr.. Lusk. own
er of the house" he said, that he
wanted possession. Our rent was in
creased from 81 300 to 81. 400 Friday.
] told Mr. Lusk that we would move
to a new house that i am buying at
1113 Eleventh street on November J..
but he would not let MS stay another
day, II seems, even though our rent
is paid up"
DENIES RENT RAISE.
Mr.. Lusk. owner OF the house, when
interviewed concerning the eviction,
said: 1--WE informed Mr.. Mills Ave
months ago that we wanted posses
and we had a lawyer. and we con-
Quoted negotiations wheretN they
could stay until October " He
wanted to stay at an increased rental
but we informed him that it was not
because OF the rent that we wanted
possession. He offered us $4,000 a
year and we then told him that he
could stay for $4,000. His rent was
paid up to the 18th. This talk about
not knowing that he had to move un-
til the marshals appeared on the scene
Is not logical when the facts are con-
sidered."
Mr. Lusk also declared the Mills
were getting $50 a month as rental
from sub-tenants and that the rent he
was charging was not exorbitant.