The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-17
ODDITIES FROM THE
HOUSING SITUATION

The growing disposition on the part
o. landlords to encourage race suicide
by refusing to rent dwellings and apart
ments TO families with children finds
nc sympathy with Il. x Sphinx and
others of Cleveland, who are now COM
pleting a large apartment house in the
exclusive ncrth side residence section
Of that city. The builders announce
that none except married couples having
children will be permitted to occupy the
new flats. which are being designed with
view especially to the safety and
welfare of children. A large kinder
garten room with a teacher in charge
will be q feature.
COttnEcIess Marriages.
There may be just as much love in
the world to-day 9s ever. but as the
Deseret Netos points out 1t is not of the
kind that poets were wont to sing
about as "love in a cottage chiefly be-
cause of the lack of cottages. Yet in
some sections reports are to the effect
that the shortage of houses is acting as
an incentive to marriage. The naive
explanation of this phenomenon is that
when there were houses to be had, the
possession of one was a natural pre-
liminary to wedlock. but now that they
are not to be had, newly married couples
are establishing themselves In lodgings
or in the homes OF their parents or
friends and not troubling about the
old obligation to secure separate places
Conditions have compelled a change
from the old attitude of reproach at
taching to the young pair who welded
without providing themselves with a
permanent home In most localities
nowadays those who are able to buy
or build are In the lucky minority while
those who are able to come to an under
standing with their landlords as to the
rented house or apartment are even
fewer and more fortunate.
Life in "A British Flat.
An intimate picture of life in a Brit
ish Nat Is given In the report of the
trial of a lady who lived with three dogs
in Grosvenor square. London. She was
sued by due process Of law and forced
to choose among her two terriers and
her daschund, ell OF which she had
owned more than five years. The lady
presented lengthy testimony to prove
that she used every precaution to keep
her dogs from annoying other tenants
of the house, but the cruel Judge decreed
that the lady should have only one dog
She was allowed a month for her deci-
sion England may not be the free coun-
try It was I'm the days before fats, but
1t stlll is a little more liberal than the
United States. Here fiat jewellers are
allowed neither dogs nor children.
washinrton's Rent Pronteers.
WASHINGTON landlords have aroused
the Ire Of Senator Kenyon OF Iowa. in
the announcement that rents In tho capt.
tai city will be mixed" again this win
ter. Senator Kenyon denounces the rent
prohtcers OF Washington as robbers"
whose operations would make Captain
Kidd and his band Of pirates look like
pikcrs." The Iowa Senator suggests as
a remedy that e might be possible 20
move some OF the departments OF the
government away from Washington and
locate them IN the Middle West. Wash
ington landlords, says the Kansas CitV
star, are so closely associated with
government" M 10 be regarded. almost.
as a part of II. II IS a part OF the "over-
head of government. this national sup
port OF landlords. And. OF course.
in rents In Washington is
bosnd to have something OF n bearing
on the high cost Of government TO the
people In that respect the landlords OF
Washington are something OF a national
problem.
$4,000 Apply for 100 Houses.
Liverpool has now completed 100 Of
the total OF 1900 new houses which arc
being provided. Some OF the tenants
took In their furniture before the paint
was dry There are $4,000 applicants
for the houses